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About thing only thing acheived was exposing the Tea Baggers for the fools they are.
Rather contradictory.....
goodies being rebuilding the infrastructure and flood damage? hardly contradictory. but partisan hacks never look at the facts
Oh boy, so you favor socialist programs for states and foreign nations, but I assume you oppose helping a few Americans with medical care??
"allowing more spending for upgrading a lock in the Ohio River between Illinois and Kentucky; money to help Colorado rebuild roads washed away by last month's catastrophic floods; extra money to help the Veterans Affairs Department whittle down a backlog of disabilities claims; and permission for the Pentagon to keep helping African nations hunt a notorious warlord."
Look at the course of events and the final results and this was a major winn for the tea party from a political perspective and hopefully america if we can continue to force our politicians to ride the momentun this challenge has brought.
The challenge by the tea party forced the spending bill to the forefront. It brought the process to the public eye. it got the masses to focus on what was going on. it forced congress to rething their past practices of grab for all you can get and focus on what needed to be done. This is the most interesting outcome as explained in the article. This line says it all - The 35-page bill had only a handful of such narrowly aimed provisions. That's a far cry from years ago, when spending bills would be studded with hundreds of "earmarks," or projects for specific states or congressional districts, often designed to ensure the votes of lawmakers
We have the tea party to thank for this. This is a party that stands by its convictions. they came to Washington to reduce spending, to control costs and to shring government. When the opportunity arose, they struck. and they struck fully aware of the potential political backlash. They did it not for themselves, but to benefit the nation.
Shutdown bill has items for states, fed agencies
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is followed by reporters after agreeing to the framework of a deal to avoid default and reopen the government on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 in Washington. The partial government shutdown is in its third week and less than two days before the Treasury Department says it will be unable to borrow and will rely on a cash cushion to pay the country's bills. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster).WASHINGTON (AP) Here's a little secret about the bill Congress has approved ending the partial government shutdown and preventing a possible federal default: It's got goodies for some states and federal agencies too.
The 35-page bill had only a handful of such narrowly aimed provisions. That's a far cry from years ago, when spending bills would be studded with hundreds of "earmarks," or projects for specific states or congressional districts, often designed to ensure the votes of lawmakers.
I guess the best thing it did was give government workers a free paid vacation. Money well spent, don't you think?
The Tea Party never really cared about the spending bill....all they ever cared about was stopping or harming Obamacare.
That was their ONLY goal through any of this.
And for this reason, I have decided to rejoin the Tea Party. Yes. REJOIN. Because at one point I thought the movement had died. Now that I've seen how hard they can strike and how much influence they still hold, I want to be a part of that.
Good for them. Perhaps ObamaCare was just a cover. Perhaps it was their way of pushing a "truly clean" CR through both houses of congress. It's ironic now that Democrats wanted a "clean" CR knowing they could have added more pork barrel spending to it. This is what true spending bill looks like. One that cuts to the chase.
And for this reason, I have decided to rejoin the Tea Party. Yes. REJOIN. Because at one point I thought the movement had died. Now that I've seen how hard they can strike and how much influence they still hold, I want to be a part of that.
Good for them. Perhaps ObamaCare was just a cover. Perhaps it was their way of pushing a "truly clean" CR through both houses of congress. It's ironic now that Democrats wanted a "clean" CR knowing they could have added more pork barrel spending to it. This is what true spending bill looks like. One that cuts to the chase.
And for this reason, I have decided to rejoin the Tea Party. Yes. REJOIN. Because at one point I thought the movement had died. Now that I've seen how hard they can strike and how much influence they still hold, I want to be a part of that.
Good for them. Perhaps ObamaCare was just a cover. Perhaps it was their way of pushing a "truly clean" CR through both houses of congress. It's ironic now that Democrats wanted a "clean" CR knowing they could have added more pork barrel spending to it. This is what true spending bill looks like. One that cuts to the chase.
The Final results of the Shutdown and what was Achieved
goodies being rebuilding the infrastructure and flood damage? hardly contradictory. but partisan hacks never look at the facts
Oh boy, so you favor socialist programs for states and foreign nations, but I assume you oppose helping a few Americans with medical care??
"allowing more spending for upgrading a lock in the Ohio River between Illinois and Kentucky; money to help Colorado rebuild roads washed away by last month's catastrophic floods; extra money to help the Veterans Affairs Department whittle down a backlog of disabilities claims; and permission for the Pentagon to keep helping African nations hunt a notorious warlord."
i see improvement over what we had in the past. and that was brought about by the tea party. left to the democrats we would have had yet another pork laden plan
The Final results of the Shutdown and what was Achieved
For two weeks Republicans were able to remember when they used to be an actual political party. It was an illusion, everyone knew in the end they would fold like a cheap camera and give Obama not only his way but parting gifts. But wow, for two weeks, they were relevant. Sort of. That is what they achieved.
Look at the course of events and the final results and this was a major winn for the tea party from a political perspective and hopefully america if we can continue to force our politicians to ride the momentun this challenge has brought.
The challenge by the tea party forced the spending bill to the forefront. It brought the process to the public eye. it got the masses to focus on what was going on. it forced congress to rething their past practices of grab for all you can get and focus on what needed to be done. This is the most interesting outcome as explained in the article. This line says it all - The 35-page bill had only a handful of such narrowly aimed provisions. That's a far cry from years ago, when spending bills would be studded with hundreds of "earmarks," or projects for specific states or congressional districts, often designed to ensure the votes of lawmakers
We have the tea party to thank for this. This is a party that stands by its convictions. they came to Washington to reduce spending, to control costs and to shring government. When the opportunity arose, they struck. and they struck fully aware of the potential political backlash. They did it not for themselves, but to benefit the nation.
Shutdown bill has items for states, fed agencies
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is followed by reporters after agreeing to the framework of a deal to avoid default and reopen the government on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 in Washington. The partial government shutdown is in its third week and less than two days before the Treasury Department says it will be unable to borrow and will rely on a cash cushion to pay the country's bills. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster).WASHINGTON (AP) Here's a little secret about the bill Congress has approved ending the partial government shutdown and preventing a possible federal default: It's got goodies for some states and federal agencies too.
The 35-page bill had only a handful of such narrowly aimed provisions. That's a far cry from years ago, when spending bills would be studded with hundreds of "earmarks," or projects for specific states or congressional districts, often designed to ensure the votes of lawmakers.
And for this reason, I have decided to rejoin the Tea Party. Yes. REJOIN. Because at one point I thought the movement had died. Now that I've seen how hard they can strike and how much influence they still hold, I want to be a part of that.
Good for them. Perhaps ObamaCare was just a cover. Perhaps it was their way of pushing a "truly clean" CR through both houses of congress. It's ironic now that Democrats wanted a "clean" CR knowing they could have added more pork barrel spending to it. This is what true spending bill looks like. One that cuts to the chase.
same here TK. This has given me a great deal of renewed faith in their abilities and conviction.
What additional revenues are Republicans willing to add to pay back the taxpayers the $24B they wasted?
I guess the best thing it did was give government workers a free paid vacation. Money well spent, don't you think?
