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kpete

(72,903 posts) Wed Oct 9, 2013, 11:31 AM Oct 2013

'Braveheart' GOP Lawmaker Says Republicans are Prepared to Lose House [View all]

GOP Lawmaker Says Republicans are Prepared to Lose House

Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) told Roll Call that Republicans were "absolutely" prepared to lose the House to extract concessions from President Obama and he said the White House is "missing the determination of the Republican Party."

Said Gingrey: "I mean, they seem to think that we will miss this opportunity for a 'Braveheart' moment to do the right thing for the American people and that we'll back down for fear of losing the House and not gaining control of the Senate."

http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/republicans-obama-debt-default/
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/10/09/gop_lawmaker_says_republicans_are_prepared_to_lose_house.html

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'Braveheart' GOP Lawmaker Says Republicans are Prepared to Lose House [View all] kpete Oct 2013 OP

LOL ananda Oct 2013 #1

Good, flush them out Renew Deal Oct 2013 #2

Go for it, you crazy freaks! MoonRiver Oct 2013 #3

Well, Phil of Georgia should know that.... Segami Oct 2013 #4

We all rember Gingrey from Colbert's "better know a district" Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #5

Picture Boehner in blue face paint MnAttorney Oct 2013 #6

Yes please! Fall on your swords� Do us all a favor Champion Jack Oct 2013 #7

These guys have totally lost the clue about "Democracy" jberryhill Oct 2013 #8

a "Braveheart moment"? Is he volunteering to be half-hanged, drawn and quartered? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #9

When the Republicans hear that they're hung they think it's a compliment. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2013 #14

Therefore they aren't. Orsino Oct 2013 #10

I'm starting to believe we may go over the cliff CanonRay Oct 2013 #11

Make the call... L0oniX Oct 2013 #12

Perhaps Barack the Longshanks needs to have a quiet parlay with the Scottish lords Xipe Totec Oct 2013 #13

I won't miss the republican party lame54 Oct 2013 #15

They can leave now C_U_L8R Oct 2013 #16

He does realize that 100 years after Wallace the Scottish gave the English control Arkana Oct 2013 #17