Four Republican Senators Reject Boehner Plan

[denem]

Source: NY Times

As if to highlight House Speaker John Boehner’s challenge in mustering support within his own caucus, four Republican Senators have sent a letter to their colleagues in the House urging them to vote against fiscal legislation offered by Mr. Boehner.

“We write you today in strong opposition to the Debt Limit extension you will be considering in the House tomorrow,” says the letter from Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, David Vitter of Louisiana, and Mike Lee of Utah.

“For many reasons, we cannot support this bill and urge you to protect the American taxpayers by strongly opposing this bill.”

The bill falls too far short of the House “Cut, Cap and Balance” act, which passed the House but was rejected by the Senate, and therefore falls short of conservative principles, the Senators argued.

Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/four-republican-senators-reject-boehner-plan/

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DeMint, Rand Paul, Vitter, Lee urge House Republicans to scuttle Boehner's plan.

[Ruby the Liberal]

1. Bah. Was hoping for it to be the moderates. These be the teabag terra-ists

They don't count. Well, they do, but they don't.

[SpiralHawk]

2. Well, the Republicon Diaper-sex coalition is dumping on Teh Boehner

What ya gonna do when your Republicon Diaper-sex Coalition makes a mess of your plans?

Talk about a political stinkfest...

[grantcart]

3. Even better. It means that Bohener won't carry the Tea Party in the House

and cannot pass it even in the House.

The most incompetent Speaker of the House in living memory, he can't count noses in his own caucus.

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. They spoke up today

Same thing. Several political media outlets (Hill, Politico, TPM) are all reporting that he isn't even close to the votes he needs.

Even Heath Schuler has reportedly stated he will vote against it.

[Fearless]

5. This is what happens when we elect idiots.

[WheelWalker]

6. I still maintain drunk voting is to blame. One should have to blow before one votes.

[PurityOfEssence]

13. Sounds vaguely log-cabinish to me...

Chuff a load for the ruling class...

[cosmicone]

7. Underneath the planet of the teabaggers. n/t

[onenote]

8. so even it squeaks through the House, it dies a "bipartisan" death in the Senate

Using Boehner's definition of "bipartisan"

[TomCADem]

9. The Crazy Is Strong In This One...

...I am sure the corporate media will manage to blame this on the Democrats as well.

[FourScore]

12. "The Crazy Is Strong In This One..." LOL

:rofl:

[harun]

14. ROFL

[LetTimmySmoke]

10. These guys are becoming like a Stalinist cult.

[reformist2]

11. What the hell is wrong with these people?

It's like they're going nuts before our eyes.