Debt-ceiling threats again - remember the GOP Leaders Began Plotting on Inauguration Night

[malaise]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/26/democrats-gop-plot-obstruct-obama
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In his book, Draper opens with the heady atmosphere in Washington on the days running up to the inauguration and the day itself, which attracted 1.8 million to the mall to witness Obama being sworn in as America's first black president.

Those numbers contributed to a growing sense of unease among Republicans as much the defeat in the White House race the previous November. The 15 Republicans were in a sombre mood as they gathered at the Caucus Room in Washington, an upscale restaurant where a New York strip steak costs $51.

Attending the dinner were House members Eric Cantor, Jeb Hensarling, Pete Hoekstra, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan and Pete Sessions. From the Senate were Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, John Ensign and Jon Kyl. Others present were former House Speaker and future – and failed – presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and the Republican strategist Frank Luntz, who organised the dinner and sent out the invitations.

The dinner table was set in a square at Luntz's request so everyone could see one another and talk freely. The session lasted four hours and by the end the sombre mood had lifted: they had conceived a plan. They would take back the House in November 2010, which they did, and use it as a spear to mortally wound Obama in 2011 and take back the Senate and White House in 2012, Draper writes.
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Sabotage plain and simple!!

"If you act like you're the minority, you're going to stay in the minority," said Keven McCarthy, quoted by Draper. "We've gotta challenge them on every single bill and challenge them on every single campaign."

The Republicans have done that, bringing Washington to a near standstill several times during Obama's first term over debt and other issues.

[The Wielding Truth]

1. If Republicans would jeopardize and hold hostage our nation's financial credibility to make us bow to

their legislature aimed at elevating only those already rich and or in power, they are breaking their sworn pledges to guard our Constitution from any threat both foreign and domestic. That is an act that should cause them to be immediately suspended from their governmental elected position.

They are restructuring the soul of our country.

Right now the Republicans have just voted NOT to keep the report of domestic information form the abuser. Can you even imagine? These people can cry a river about the people they know paying a bit more in taxes yet let battered women open to more abuse. They also voted to exclude Native American, Immigrant and Lesbian women the same protection under the their revised VAWA. How are the police to know any of these restriction before they respond to an abuse situation?

God! How do they think this makes sense?

[malaise]

2. To be kind it is treason

but since Nixon got off Scott free and Bush and Cheney have not been charged for war crimes, they don't expect any punishment.

[asjr]

3. Republicans have become the terrorist

party of this country. Every time we, the voters, try to renew our patriotic devotion to the USA the Republican terrorists put up a road block and delight in doing so. I wish we could take them to court. In another country--not our SCOTUS.

[ladjf]

4. There has got to be a way to trump this lunacy. nt

[fascisthunter]

5. the whole GOP has become an extremist cult that wants to take over America