Is Congressman Ted Cruz trying to break into acting?

[Angel Oracle]

21 hour filibuster?

[Chimi]

I turned to CSPAN last night to see what he was talking about and he was reading Green Eggs and Ham straight from the book. I then turned the channel. These guys are getting paid with tax payers money to stand there and literally read Dr Suess.

[jshep]

I loved the shoutout to White Castle and those little burgers he loves.

[arch stanton]

I applaud any senator with the stones to filibuster properly. He's an idiot but he's doing this the right way.

[HaloMagic]

Filibusters are stupid. I don't care in which manner you perform them. STFU and legislate.

[mtangelsfan]

Disagree, they are allowed for a reason.  Sometimes the few are correct.

[Spirit]

Filibusters are stupid. I don't care in which manner you perform them. STFU and legislate.

 

Ya hear that Wendy Davis?!?!

[TobiasFunke]

If he was actually using his filibuster to argue and give alternate ideas to the plan he's disagreeing with then I'll give him credit, but straight time wasting is a bitch move in my eyes no matter what party does it.

 

Applauding these clowns for reading Green Eggs and Ham is part of the problem.

 

 

Oh, and there's a government shut down happening in a few days. I'm glad that is being discussed....

[Spirit]

 

Oh, and there's a government shut down happening in a few days. I'm glad that is being discussed....

 

 

We're discussing it in that thread you started on the subject. 

[TobiasFunke]

We're discussing it in that thread you started on the subject. 

1) No such thread exists

 

2) I was referring to Congress discussing it, not a bunch of armchair politicians on the AW board.

[mtangelsfan]

1) No such thread exists

 

2) I was referring to Congress discussing it, not a bunch of armchair politicians on the AW board.

 

pretty sure that was his point. 

[TobiasFunke]

Then refer to point #2

[Spirit]

1)  Right

 

2) I'm pretty sure that's being discussed quite a bit in Congress right now.

[mtangelsfan]

Also, part of the reason that a government shutdown is going to occur is due to resistance to Obamacare.

[TobiasFunke]

We'll see how that works out for the Republican Party

[mtangelsfan]

I guess.  My only point is that they aren't completely seperate issues like you were making them out to be.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Fear not I'm sure they'll come to some agreement last minute to avoid a government shutdown and spend more money they don't really have while we continue to not address the long term problems facing this country. 

[mtangelsfan]

It's actually brilliant if you think about it.

 

It's kind of like a kid who stays out late enough that the parent is just relieved they are home instead of pissed.

 

These guys ignore the real problem but wait until the last second to put another bandaid on then call themselves successful.

 

Meanwhile we keep voting the same type of people in.

[nate]

Obamacare is a farce.  Unfortunately it is a bit late to stop it all together.  We need actual legislators who aren't idiots like the ones that passed the bill in the first place to fix it.  There are better ways to fund and implement it without destroying an already destroyed economy.

[Mudville]

I turned to CSPAN last night to see what he was talking about and he was reading Green Eggs and Ham straight from the book. I then turned the channel. These guys are getting paid with tax payers money to stand there and literally read Dr Suess.

With the way these guys chooose to vote on stuff I am amazed they can do more than just look at the pictures.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

It's actually brilliant if you think about it.

 

It's kind of like a kid who stays out late enough that the parent is just relieved they are home instead of pissed.

 

These guys ignore the real problem but wait until the last second to put another bandaid on then call themselves successful.

 

Meanwhile we keep voting the same type of people in.

 

I don't disagree but right now we have the ACA of which there's certain parts or concepts rather most everyone can agree on but the lack of understanding about the entire thing itself has close to 50% of the public not in favor of it according to some recent polls.  It would be best to iron details out before going full steam ahead but that won't happen.  Meanwhile a few weeks ago the president was ready to launch an attack on Syria with or without the approval of congress or the support of citizens.  They're ignoring the real problems but even the things they bicker about there's too many politicians that don't really seem to care what citizens think. 

Edited September 25, 2013 by Catwhoshatinthehat

[Bruce Nye]

I agree with Nate.  This law is totally flawed.  So the choices are (Clinton's Fund it and then change it) or the Republican plan (Repeal it and do it right).

 

I don't have faith in government to make the changes after being funded, so I support the Republican plan.  Even the unions want it repealed.

[nate]

If it were completely repealed it would be a huge burden on the health insurance companies that have spent millions of dollars to adapt their systems to the new laws.  It is too late to completely repeal it.

[HaloMagic]

I don't support voting something into law and then not funding it. Repeal it if you have the support. The funding for it should be automatic.

Edited September 26, 2013 by HaloMagic

[Bruce Nye]

I don't support voting something into law and then not funding it. Repeal it if you have the support. The funding for it should be automatic.

 

It was foisted on us under false pretenses - it was imperative to pass it now (a lie) and it will probably be cost neutral (a lie) and the goal is not a single payer system (a lie).  For Pete's sake, this POS was not read or understood before it was passed.  Under standard law enactment, I would agree that what was passed should be funded, but now people who voted to pass it agree it must be changed.