Moderate Threat Fizzles

[brooklynite]

Source: National Review

The size of a bloc of GOP moderates ready to bring down a vote on the House floor over the government-funding bill shriveled from 25 lawmakers on Saturday to just two when the House voted just now to pass the rule.

New York representative Peter King and Pennsylvania representative Charlie Dent, two key moderates, voted no, while four hardline conservatives, including Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, voted no because the bill didn’t draw a hard enough line against Obamacare.

The episode is a reminder of how congressional centrists aren’t as reliable as ideological warriors when it comes to keeping threats. But it also took a personal appeal from Speaker John Boehner and the particular circumstances of the vote to sway the group.

Read more: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/359989/moderate-threat-fizzles-jonathan-strong

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They'll be here all week, folks.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Moderats are scared shitless of a priamry from the right.

Being re elected is more important that doing a job.

One hope the whole pile of shit holes lose the next election.

[freshwest]

4. Their game is bigger than re-election. The weaker government becomes, the stronger their masters.

This is being proven on a state by state basis.

[IrishAyes]

2. Best soap opera on tv.

[marble falls]

3. That's what happens when the job is more important than the duty. They were horse traded back....

into line. Maybe Congress should be drafted or lotteried.

[geek tragedy]

5. There are no moderates. Boehner could have passed a clean CR. nt

[blkmusclmachine]

6. Was there ever any doubt?!

[Skittles]

7. cowards

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

8. They are full of shit! They know damn well that any measure they put forth will fail!

The Hastert rule requires a majority of Republicans to get anything through, so they know that any measure they put forth will fail. They are playing games because they know they'll be trouble in their districts. They ain't foolin' no one here.

Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit!

[tofuandbeer]

9. Cowards. And I'll spit it to their effin faces!

[andym]

10. 25 GOP defections would allow the Democrats in the House to prevail on the budget

as long as they didn't have more than about 8 defections themselves. Current House 232 GOP to 200 Democrats, so 217 is a majority.

[RandiFan1290]

11. DU allows National Review as a news source?

lol what a clown show.