Today, the House of Representatives did what Washington pundits only a few weeks ago said was impossible: a strong bipartisan majority voted to defund Obamacare. This is a victory for House conservatives, and it is a victory for Speaker Boehner and Republican leadership.Amen! And it's also a victory for whatever math/civics professor taught Ted Cruz that when 2 Democrats join 228 Republicans to cast a vote opposed by 47% of the House and 94% of Democrats that you've attained not just a bipartisan majority, but a strong bipartisan majority. (Worth noting: One Republican voted against the Cruz plan, so that means there was significant bipartisan opposition to it, by his logic.)
Two Dems out 200 voted for this bill. Anybody who calls that bipartisan is a liar. Anybody who calls it a strong bipartisan majority is fucking joke who should never again be taken seriously. How stupid does he think his base is to believe that crap? Wait, don't answer that. It's the Republican base. We answered our own question.
As for the GOP threats to shut down the government over Obamacare, like the president says, that's extortion. Like the president says, he just beat the guy who promised to get rid of the Obamacare in a national election. Badly. If they shut down the government and throw the country and the economy into chaos because they're not getting their way on this, they should forever be punished by the electorate.
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