Yeah, sure the "Republicans" will do ANYTHING to stop this law....right Kelly? - Granite Grok

Yeah, sure the “Republicans” will do ANYTHING to stop this law….right Kelly?

Er, not so much.  I wasn’t going to write this (at least, first off) but when I heard Mitch McConnell, the top wimp in the US Senate, say this:

“It all adds up to just one thing – a law in trouble. A law that needs to be repealed.  That’s the goal of every Republican in the caucus”.

No longer “stopped” – merely “repealed”.  Safe words, weaselly words – a word that says to the LIVs (Low Information Voters) “we gonna keep on working on this!” but really means “we have no intention of risking ourselves and our careers over Obamacare”.  Sorry dude, you did just that.  You Republican chuckleheads have campaigned on stopping this socialized “camel nose under the tent” Obamacare law since it passed.  “Stop” means “stop by any means” – including at any and every possible point to keep that law from being more fully implemented – which defunding it would do.

But Republicans in the Senate couldn’t and wouldn’t live up to that promise, could you?  Do you really think that swapping one word out, “stop”, for another, “repeal” that we (the base) would get hoodwinked by this switch in tactic similar in nature to Obama’s continual blame game: “don’t blame me!  don’t blame us!”.

Here are the 19 names, the “Freedom Guard” (that wished to keep that promise) that voted against cloture:

The Republicans voting against cloture were: Senators Mike Crapo (Idaho), Ted Cruz (Texas), Mike Enzi (Wyo.), Deb Fischer (Neb.), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Dean Heller (Nev.), Jim Inhofe (Okla.), Mike Lee (Utah), Jim Moran (Kan.), Rand Paul (Ky.), Rob Portman (Ohio), Jim Risch (Idaho), Pat Roberts (Kan.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Tim Scott (S.C.), Jeff Sessions (Ala.), Richard Shelby (Ala.), Pat Toomey (Pa.), and David Vitter (La.). Senator Jeff Flake (Ariz.) missed the vote to attend his son’s wedding, but had announced his intention to vote against cloture.

McCain - AyotteOne only has to read the names and figure out who wanted to continue the debate to try to get others onboard.  Kelly Ayotte, my Jr. Senator from NH, voted with McCain and his Mini-me, Lindsey Grahnesty, the “Establishment Guard”.  By voting to close off debate, these three helped the Dems to move the Continuing Resolution to fund the government and Obamacare along.  A vote, not to continue a fight, but of resignation (or fear that the Republican base would not vote for courage). Later in the day, when it became “safe”, THEN the Republican Party voted against removing the Obamacare defunding.

Good to know.  We are watching.

 

 

 

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