So it looks like the can has been kicked down the road and again there is another budget approval process.

Ted Cruz is already talking about another government shutdown. Is this a smart or stupid idea for hardcore republicans?

Conservatives in Congress are mounting what will likely be a futile fight to defund Planned Parenthood, even if it means shutting down the entire federal government.

Just those first 12 words amount to the journalistic equivalent of “It was a dark and stormy night...” This is a path the Republican Party’s right flank has been down several times before since 2011, and they’ve never succeeded in achieving the policy outcome for which they began their fight in the first place. In 2013, conservatives forced a government shutdown over the funding of Obamacare. It lasted two-and-a-half weeks, but when the doors reopened, the healthcare law was untouched.

Earlier this year, conservatives again held up federal funding, this time for the Department of Homeland Security, as part of a battle to block President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. Ultimately, Republicans caved, DHS stayed open, and the president’s policy went forward—until it was blocked by the courts in a move completely unrelated to the maneuverings in Congress.

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The Republican 114th Congress = ineffectual navel-gazing.

President Obama and the Democratic Party wipe the floor with the Republican 114th Congress. Every. Damn. Time.

According to Ted Cruz the republicans won big in the last gov shutdown.
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My program is forward funded through the end of the calendar year. I look forward to the reduced traffic. After work happy hours will be less crowded with the dickhead govies and the laid off secretaries will be looking for some action.

The only reason Republicans may have had a slight upper hand in the last shutdown was Obama ordering places like the WWII memorial closed, which took a lot of manpower to do - far more than to leave it open. PR disaster.

Hddhhfhdhdh Wrote:
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> The only reason Republicans may have had a slight
> upper hand in the last shutdown was Obama ordering
> places like the WWII memorial closed, which took a
> lot of manpower to do - far more than to leave it
> open. PR disaster.

The last republican shutdown was a press nightmare for the GOP. But, hey when have republicans every done anything popular. I fully expect republicans to shutdown the gov again.

When was the last time Republicans had control of the executive branch? Since only the executive branch can authorize shutting down the federal government, I'm curious.

The government shutdown in 2013 was supposed to destroy the repubs chances in the 2014 elections.


For some reason, they kicked ass and outperformed. A lot of shithead career dims were sacked.


Huh?

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dumbass libturdz. Wrote:
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> When was the last time Republicans had control of
> the executive branch? Since only the executive
> branch can authorize shutting down the federal
> government, I'm curious.


I don't think you understand how authorizations work.

huh????? Wrote:
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> dumbass libturdz. Wrote:
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> > When was the last time Republicans had control
> of
> > the executive branch? Since only the executive
> > branch can authorize shutting down the federal
> > government, I'm curious.
>
>
> I don't think you understand how authorizations
> work.
More like the Anti-Deficiency Act. But Contards are tards.

WingNut Wrote:
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> The government shutdown in 2013 was supposed to
> destroy the repubs chances in the 2014 elections.
>
>
> For some reason, they kicked ass and outperformed.
> A lot of shithead career dims were sacked.
>
>
> Huh?


It is this shit that has made Trump the man.

WingNut Wrote:
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> The government shutdown in 2013 was supposed to
> destroy the repubs chances in the 2014 elections.
>
> For some reason, they kicked ass and outperformed.

And what have the Repugs of the 114th Congress accomplished? Dick.

President Obama and the Democratic Party wipe the floor with the Republican 114th Congress. Every. Damn. Time. lol.

Clearly libs never passed government 101 and don't know the powers of the branches of government. Here's a hint for you libturdz, FUCK YOU! GO BACK TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Oh, remind me who wiped the floor of whom in the "shellacking", as Obama said, in 2014?

Look, you either love the USA or you're a democrat.

dumbass libturdz. Wrote:
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> Clearly libs never passed government 101 and don't
> know the powers of the branches of government.

The Republican 114th Congress = ineffectual navel-gazing.

The Republican 114th Congress = weak, spineless motherfuckers.

The Republican 114th Congress = pussies gettin' rolled daily.

The Republican 114th Congress = bendin' over & takin' it HARD from King Obama.