House GOP fail to pass their own border bill, blame Obama instead.

[theeedude]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/07/31/border-spending-bill-divide/13405739/

WASHINGTON — In what has become a familiar problem for House Republicans, leaders scrapped a planned vote Thursday afternoon on controversial immigration legislation after it became clear they did not have the support of their own party to pass it.

House Republicans were scheduled to meet privately later today to see if they could salvage the legislation.

In a joint statement, GOP leaders said they would continue to work toward a solution to the flood of unaccompanied children detained at the U.S./Mexico border and put the onus on President Obama to act on his own.

These people just can't seem to get out of their own way, but they want more power in November. :biggrin:

 

[alzan]

Unfortunately the blame game will work on some of the potential voters in the upcoming elections; the truth and facts of this and other situations are quashed in order to manipulate the voting results.

 

[ivwshane]

Bhoener needs to go, the guy is way out of his league. He will go down as the worst house speaker in history and that is something he can cry about.

 

[hal2kilo]

Same shit congress...different day.

 

[ElFenix]

worst congress money can buy

 

[Moonbeam]

God, I hope worthless immigrant lover, Cruz, gets primaried from the right, those illegals need to be sent packing. Somebody needs to stand in the Senate and read Alice in Wonderland. If Moonbean gets wind of this he's going to start calling us brain-fucked rather than just defective.

 

[HTFOff]

The outrage is seeping through my nipples.

Harry Reid was on the edge of his seat wondering if the GOP led house would pass a bill so he could sign off on in ASAP. Well, they blew it.

Thanks Boehner.

 

[nageov3t]

how's the Senate version coming along? and would the White House have even signed this? they were blasting the proposed bill just this morning.

 

[hal2kilo]

God, I hope worthless immigrant lover, Cruz, gets primaried from the right, those illegals need to be sent packing. Somebody needs to stand in the Senate and read Alice in Wonderland. If Moonbean gets wind of this he's going to start calling us brain-fucked rather than just defective.

I wonder how soon this current Macarthyite asteroid will hit the atmoshere and become a meteor. Me thinks he's got a tiger by the tail.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

I hope the Senate bill fails as well.

The Senate's $3.5 billion package also includes emergency money for wildfires raging in the Western U.S. and for Israel's missile defense system.

Enough already.

 

[trenchfoot]

Seems as if the Repubs in Congress have the "perfect conundrum" to deal with within their own party: Their base wants illegals out of the country to keep America "American", yet the big monied interests who own that party want to keep the borders wide open to exploit all of that cheap labor pouring over on our side.

Small wonder they're having gridlock on their side of the aisle irt immigration issues.

edit - This is a really tender weak spot that the Dems are going to exploit for years to come.

 

[Oldgamer]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/07/31/border-spending-bill-divide/13405739/

These people just can't seem to get out of their own way, but they want more power in November. :biggrin:

yea this is just beyond astounding that Boehner brings to the floor a lawsuit to sue this president for using the Executive powers, then turns around and tells him to do just that in his interview with the press with regard to this border issue. /shakes head

 

[MongGrel]

Would nuking Congress and North K Street all together be considered genocide and I'd get an infraction for suggesting it ?

Most of them seem a separate species.



Old of course, but WTH.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/21/AR2005062101632.html

 

[sportage]

Sad thing is that the American people are probably not paying attention to any if this.
And will also turn the senate into the house come November.
Then wonder what the hell happened when the country goes to belly up.
Stocks crash due to government shutdowns.
Unemployment once again sky rockets.
We are about to become the most ignorant nation in history.
And the voters will blame obamacare.

 

[Ns1]

they're all terrible

repubs suck for letting this happen
obama sucks for letting this happen

 

[ivwshane]

they're all terrible

repubs suck for letting this happen
obama sucks for letting this happen

It's that false equivalence that keeps the shit on repeat.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

yea this is just beyond astounding that Boehner brings to the floor a lawsuit to sue this president for using the Executive powers, then turns around and tells him to do just that in his interview with the press with regard to this border issue. /shakes head

Clearly, the president should only use his powers when the house gives him permission.

 

[Angry Irishman]

Bhoener needs to go, the guy is way out of his league. He will go down as the worst house speaker in history and that is something he can cry about.

Well we finally almost agree on something....but then there's Pelosi to consider. Hmmmm

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I can't figure out why Boehner allows this crap to happen. I know he wants to legislate, why can't he play hard ball and start pulling difficult members from committees and basically tell Ted Cruz to f off.
I understand the strategy force Obama to make the unpopular decision. This is the crux of our problems every elected official avoids difficult decisions because they're too risky.

 

[MongGrel]

I can't figure out why Boehner allows this crap to happen. I know he wants to legislate, why can't he play hard ball and start pulling difficult members from committees and basically tell Ted Cruz to f off.
I understand the strategy force Obama to make the unpopular decision. This is the crux of our problems every elected official avoids difficult decisions because they're too risky.

Hence the reason he shouldn't be making decisions to begin with.

Among others.

 

[JEDIYoda]

how's the Senate version coming along? and would the White House have even signed this? they were blasting the proposed bill just this morning

Nice deflection.....House has to step up first which they are unable to do....

 

[Moonbeam]

I can't figure out why Boehner allows this crap to happen. I know he wants to legislate, why can't he play hard ball and start pulling difficult members from committees and basically tell Ted Cruz to f off.
I understand the strategy force Obama to make the unpopular decision. This is the crux of our problems every elected official avoids difficult decisions because they're too risky.

He has a brain defect.

 

[Angry Irishman]

Nice deflection.....House has to step up first which they are unable to do....

Like it would matter anyway...

 

[Moonbeam]

I must say though, that I rather like it when conservatives, in an effort to shoot themselves in the foot, shoot themselves in the ass instead.

 

[michal1980]

Maybe if Obama did not make the choice to ignore immigration laws, he would have a bill by now.

But we all know the law means little to Obama. He'll ignore parts he doesn't like, and only enforce parts he does.

Any bill that allows bought border security and amnesty and gets passed by congress, will only have amnesty actually executed by the dictator in chief.