"Majority of House GOP caucus wants to shut government down over Obamacare"

[TomCADem]

The amazing thing about this election is how the media gives House Republicans a complete free pass on the economy and how they almost brought about the first ever default in our Nation's history. Indeed, it seems like Boehner gets to gleefully celebrate bad news in the economy and no one bothers to ask him whether he bears any responsibility for the lack of job growth. What about the President's job act? Yet, the corporate media continues to try to pin the entire economy of President Obama even though the House Republicans are largely responsible for holding up any proposal to improve the economy.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/25/1113560/-Majority-of-House-GOP-caucus-wants-to-shut-government-down-over-Obamacare

Yes, you read that headline right. Thirty-three futile repeal votes and $50 million (and counting) down the drain, and House Republicans are so obsessed with the Affordable Care Act that they're clamoring to their leadership to shut the government down in October over funding the law.

In a letter (PDF) dated July 18, some 127 House GOP lawmakers urged Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) not to permit “any legislation” to come to the floor that includes Affordable Care Act implementation funds. The implied message: shut down the government unless Democrats agree to defund President Obama’s signature law.

“Since much of the implementation of ObamaCare is a function of the discretionary appropriations process, and since most of the citizens we represent believe that ObamaCare should never go into effect, we urge you not to bring to the House floor in the 112th Congress any legislation that provides or allows funds to implement ObamaCare through the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Health and Human Services, or any other federal entity,” the 127 lawmakers wrote (emphasis in original).

So far Boehner seems to not be taking the bait. He's got an uneasy truce right now with the Senate, a basic agreement to just fund the government through continuing resolutions, and says "our goal would be to make sure the government is funded and any political talk of a government shutdown is put to rest.”

[still_one]

1. They have been doing it for years. /nt

[CBHagman]

2. Boehner's number is 202-225-0600.

Unlike McConnell, Boehner offers callers the chance to leave a message.

[Politicalboi]

3. It's too bad

We can't have the blue states have Obamacare and show the rest what they are missing out on when it goes into full effect. These Repukes still insists the people don't want Obamacare. Well let's see how long that lasts.

[mia]

4. It's all about making Obama look bad.

Whatever the cost.

[elleng]

5. I think cantor is a bigger problem than boner.

Send this guy some $$$.

http://www.powellforva.com/

[spanone]

6. they know it is going to kill the gop in the long run.

people will embrace it like social security and medicare....it'll take a while.

[B Calm]

7. Let them shut down the government, it

would be the best gift they ever did for the reelection of President Obama!

[Historic NY]

8. That ought to work...right around election time. ...

[bhikkhu]

9. They've brainwashed themselves into thinking "government is the problem"

...which is a pretty idiotic thing to think, for people who have ostensibly dedicated themselves to public service and government positions.

In the context of the "you didn't build that" discussions, I think the importance of what government does do is apparent, and it is rather important that the people we elect to manage governmental affairs actually do their jobs!

[Atman]

10. That's the "OCTOBER SURPRISE."

They're gonna do it. And they're going to have a gazillion dollars of Koch-aine dollars to blanket the airwaves 24/7 explaining to America that they only way anyone will get their SS checks and UI checks and Medicare -- is if they vote Republican. Because only the Republicans can get America out of this mess Obama caused.

SURPRISE. They've been working up this one for a while.

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[Brigid]

11. Lawrence O'Donnell has the solution:

His "Off the Cliff!" Campaign.

http://leanforward.msnbc.com/_news/2012/07/19/12843963-democrats-take-a-harder-line-on-going-off-the-fiscal-cliff?lite