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Obama Slams Republicans for 'Ideological Crusade' on Shutdown
2013-10-02
[An Nahar] U.S. President Barack Obama
Ready to Rule from Day One...
on Tuesday slammed Republicans for shutting down the government as part of an "ideological crusade" designed to kill his signature health care law.

"I urge House Republicans to reopen the government," Obama said at the White House, as he highlighted a major portion of the health reform program which came into force on Tuesday.

The first government shutdown in 17 years took place because House of Representatives Republicans repeatedly made funding for government operations for the new fiscal year contingent on defunding, delaying or dismantling Obamacare.

Each attempt was turned back by the Democratic-led Senate, which must also agree budget legislation.

But the clock on already agreed government financing ran out at midnight. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced layoffs, and national parks and large swathes of government operations were closed down.

"This Republican shutdown did not have to happen -- I want every American to understand why it did happen," Obama said in the White House Rose Garden.

"They have shut down the government over an ideological crusade to deny affordable healthcare to millions of Americans."
Posted by:Fred

#20  Iowahawk tweet on the WWII vets:

1945: stormed land defended by forces fanatically devoted to a Divine Emperor.
2013: Same old, same old.
Posted by: Matt   2013-10-02 19:40  

#19  ...apparently, for the Donks, it isn't. Their perpetual vote buying trough has been shut off. Why do you think they're squealing so loud?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-10-02 19:33  

#18  Which leads to the next question: is your cash flow doing ok?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2013-10-02 18:57  

#17  The presidentÂ’s job approval ratings continue to improve and now mark his best showing since mid-April.

Usually happens when the Commander in Chief makes a quick and decisive military decision.

Unfortunately it was to beat up on 80 year olds and cancel football games.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-10-02 18:56  

#16  S'okay.

I had someone tell me since I was 'exempted', I'd still be getting paid. There's a difference between the two. I still work 50+ hours, only I don't get paid until this is over.

It'll be worth it if the Pubs don't fold.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-10-02 17:28  

#15  OK, Pappy, I was misinformed.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-10-02 15:27  

#14  
Posted by: 3dc   2013-10-02 13:00  

#13   IIRC, all that will happen to Federal workers is that their paychecks get delayed, not canceled. Unlike most workers who get nothing if their place of employment is shut down.

You recall wrongly. Only ones who get a delayed paycheck are the ones who have been listed as 'excepted.' Right now, that's about 20% of the civilians at my command, mostly providers and vital support staff. If you're furloughed, you don't get paid.

That said, the shutdown is only way you're going to get the regime and its Senate and media cronies to listen.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-10-02 11:49  

#12  Champ picked a fight with the one group on the planet he could beat - the House GOP.
Posted by: Lemuel Jeatch6151   2013-10-02 11:38  

#11  What DarthVader said.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2013-10-02 11:36  

#10  Depends on how long this goes on. The if House only operates on 'by crisis' funding, could be a long time.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-10-02 10:28  

#9  IIRC, all that will happen to Federal workers is that their paychecks get delayed, not canceled. Unlike most workers who get nothing if their place of employment is shut down.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-10-02 10:00  

#8  ...oh, and DC is finally starting to feel the unemployment the rest of America has been experiencing. What's not to like?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-10-02 09:17  

#7  Meanwhile, we have smaller government. Who took the objective?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-10-02 08:37  

#6  Grant sat before Richmond for months while the action went on elsewhere holding Lee and troops in place. As more and more Americans make personal contact with Obamacare they'll find its just another MVD on steroids. That initial bump will drop accordingly.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-10-02 08:36  

#5  I wanted to see what Rasmussen poll numbers showed. Unexpectedly ...

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 52% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Obama's job performance. Forty-seven percent (47%) disapprove.

The presidentÂ’s job approval ratings continue to improve and now mark his best showing since mid-April.

Democrats have now extended their lead over Republicans to four points – 42% to 38% - in the latest Generic Congressional Ballot. This is their biggest lead and highest level of support since mid-April.

Just 46% of voters now favor a government shutdown until Democrats and Republicans can agree on what spending for the new health care law to cut, down from 51% two weeks ago. Forty-five percent (45%) want to avoid a shutdown by authorizing spending for the law at existing levels.

Link
Posted by: Bobby   2013-10-02 06:29  

#4  
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-10-02 01:34  

#3  How very mooslim. Using the term of reference 'ideological crusade' pejoratively.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-10-02 01:33  

#2  NSA... write this down.

Obama, fuck you. Fuck you with a lamppost sidewise.

End of transmission.
Posted by: DarthVader   2013-10-02 01:03  

#1  ..versus the 'transformative' ideological crusade to establish a workers paradise single party system?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-10-02 00:23  

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