Divisions within the GOP

by charvaka Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:18 pm

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/60185.html

Looks like the Tea Party has lost any faint grasp on reality that it had to begin with. Now it is pretty much war between the GOP establishment and the Tea Party caucus. This Politico story indicates that John Boehner is actually trying to get Jim Jordan redistricted out of the House in revenge for his insubordination. After three days of intense lobbying for votes, Boehner has fallen short of the needed votes, and he has postponed the House vote on his plan.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903635604576474501168001150.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

House Speaker John Boehner was working Thursday night to win a
high-stakes showdown over the debt-ceiling bill he has crafted, with the
outcome crucial to both the deficit debate and his tenure as speaker.

House Republican leadership aides had expressed confidence all day
that Mr. Boehner would win the votes of enough balky conservatives to
secure passage of his plan. And win he must, leaders said, if the GOP
conference, tugged between loyalties to Mr. Boehner and to tea-party
activists, is to be molded into a reliable governing majority.

"This is a defining vote," said Rep. Tom Cole (R., Okla.), a senior
member of the vote-counting "whip" team. He described the vote as
important not just to the speaker but to the cohesion of the entire
Republican House contingent.

by charvaka Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:02 pm

Funny article:

http://unconfirmedsources.com/?itemid=6154

Moody's Downgrades GOP to Junk Status

by Kamal El-Din

Moody's Downgrades GOP to 'Junk' Unconfirmed sources report that Moody's, the beleaguered bond rating agency, has downgraded the Republican Party to 'junk'. The down downgrade comes amidst tense negations between polarized members of the caucus which has paralyzed the party's ability to function.

Divisions within the GOP

Divisions within the GOP

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