09-21-2023, 01:22 PM
(09-21-2023, 12:45 PM)GMDino Wrote: From what I skimmed last night, and I have not delved too deeply unfortunately, it seem the group is about 116 members?
FIVE members blocked bringing one deal to a vote, along with Democrats....though I did read somewhere that two may have changed their minds now on a slightly different proposal.
Democrats are not going to ever agree to billions in cuts to social services, including Social Security which has little to nothing to do with the debt, and no cuts to anything else. That's not negotiating in good faith at all.
Nonetheless this is a GOP problem when McCarthy is cancelling votes because he doesn't have the votes.
I'm not seeing where you're getting the 116 members. Your source cites "more than a dozen" GOP'ers voting against the continued resolution. You are correct that it's solely a GOP issue if it's not even brought to a vote, but it would be brought to a vote if it could pass, which again involves the Dems. If we're all being honest the Dems are using this potential crises as a political football. Hence they're playing games with our country just as much as anyone else.
As for the GOP, I actually have zero issue with an entire party not being in lockstep. The Dems view them all being entirely on the same page as some sort of badge of honor. It's not. What is important to a Dem district in Alabama or Texas is not the same as a Dem district in NYC.
