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Endgame Is Here: Republicans Are Breaking
10/07/2013 5:24 pm
Republicans are breaking.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the bedrock of traditional Republicanism, now says that it will get involved in Republican primaries by providing financial support to incumbent Republicans who vote to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. In other words, if some Republicans act responsibly and then have to face tea party challengers accusing them of being RINOs, the Chamber will have the back of those reasonable Republicans. It's a civil war within the GOP, folks.
That's how far off the deep end the tea party and right-wing House Republicans have gone. They've lost the Chamber of Commerce. Heads must be exploding in the Bush family compound. A bit more than a dozen House Republicans have already come out in favor of voting for a "clean continuing resolution (CR)" to reopen the government at current funding levels (remember, that means the sequester stays in place, already a Republican victory).
And make no mistake, this whole crisis over the government shutdown and, more importantly, the looming debt ceiling deadline, is 100 percent the fault of Republican extremists.
Republicans are breaking.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the bedrock of traditional Republicanism, now says that it will get involved in Republican primaries by providing financial support to incumbent Republicans who vote to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. In other words, if some Republicans act responsibly and then have to face tea party challengers accusing them of being RINOs, the Chamber will have the back of those reasonable Republicans. It's a civil war within the GOP, folks.
That's how far off the deep end the tea party and right-wing House Republicans have gone. They've lost the Chamber of Commerce. Heads must be exploding in the Bush family compound. A bit more than a dozen House Republicans have already come out in favor of voting for a "clean continuing resolution (CR)" to reopen the government at current funding levels (remember, that means the sequester stays in place, already a Republican victory).
And make no mistake, this whole crisis over the government shutdown and, more importantly, the looming debt ceiling deadline, is 100 percent the fault of Republican extremists.
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-reifowitz/endgame-is-here-republica_b_4057877.html?utm_source=concierge&utm_medium=onsite&utm_campaign=sailthru%2Bslider%2B
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Endgame Is Here: Republicans Are Breaking (Original Post)
savalez
Oct 2013
OP
I can't believe there are still Liberals trying to save these guys from themselves.
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2013
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Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)1. Public bribery
I'm glad to see it this time, but it needs to go.
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)2. agreed
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)3. I hope it totally fractures the repuke party
roamer65
(36,745 posts)4. I hope they tear that party apart at the seams.
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)5. Gee, who could have predicted this?
Oh wait, that's right, all of us did. If so many people weren't being hurt right now I'd actually be praying that the Republicans keep the shutdown going indefinitely. They are literally killing themselves and are too stupid to realize it.
SDjack
(1,448 posts)6. Richter-10 would be nice. nt
Blue Owl
(50,417 posts)7. FINISH THEM
n/t
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)8. I bet the Kocks are bankrolling this. Bring down the Country?
Brigid
(17,621 posts)10. I could be wrong here . . .
But surely even the Kochroaches can't do that indefinitely?
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)9. I can't believe there are still Liberals trying to save these guys from themselves.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)11. No they're not
As long as they own the Cable TV and all of the radio stations and newspapers, they will continue to grow more extreme AND more powerful.
ancianita
(36,073 posts)12. The split among donors is showing itself.