Today's Daily Caller posted a story about Senator Chuck Schumer telling John Boehner that Representative Boehner needs to abandon the Tea Party because Democrats helped pass the short term spending bill yesterday. I would like to go on the record as saying that if Representative Boehner abandons the Tea Party, he will find himself in the minority after the next election.
Passing the Continuing Resolution was a serious error in judgment on the part of the Republicans. I believe it was done out of fear that they would be blamed if the government shuts down. Let's remember why we are dealing with Continuing Resolutions--it's because the Democrat Party when they controlled the House, the Senate and the Presidency didn't bother to pass a budget for 2011. The Republicans need to state that at every opportunity they have to talk to the press.
The Continuing Resolution is a delaying tactic by the Democrats. By approving it, the Republicans may have simply given away the store--I will be very surprised if we see any of the measures the conservative voters have demanded put into place. I don't believe we will see the defunding of Planned Parenthood, NPR, Obamacare, etc. I think the Republicans lost the battle to cut spending yesterday. My solution--primary challenges for every Republican who voted for the Continuing Resolution.
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