House Republicans riven by internal battle over spending

[Zorro]

Source: Reuters

A battle among Republicans in the House of Representatives over government spending laid bare on Thursday deep divisions that threaten the party's hopes of major gains in the November congressional elections.

House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, faced a new challenge to his authority as lawmakers aligned to the budget-slashing Tea Party movement ignored his plea to support a $260 billion job creation measure he had championed.

Boehner told reporters he was ready to abandon the highway, bridges and railroad funding bill after fiscally conservative lawmakers balked at the price tag.

The bill was meant to help Republicans stake an election-year claim as the party of job creation, funding as many as 7.8 million new jobs in the U.S. construction industry.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/house-republicans-riven-internal-battle-over-spending-010118467.html

[Lasher]

1. That's the kind of jobs bill we need.

If it stipulates that we can't have bridges built in China then shipped over here.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. Boehner is incompetent at his job.

The losses their party are facing this fall is due to Americans realization that he has no control over the teabaggers under him. Voters are tired of their games. Their disapproval ratings are proof of that fact.

[MarianJack]

3. Tan Booth boy!

Worst & Weakest House Speaker EVER!

PEACE!

[bemildred]

6. +1. He is a gift, dumb as a box of rocks, and apparently unable to count. nt

[Drunken Irishman]

4. So, basically, we're gonna see another crippling showdown later this year...

Right around the time of the elections. That sounds about par the course for the Republicans. Dangle the idea of shutting the government down, create enough uncertainty to tank the economy and hope the American people blame Obama enough to vote him out of office.

[nanabugg]

5. I want to see this turn of events touted by Ed. Rachel, Rev Al, and Larry!

And there needs to be ads in every western and southern state where the Dems point this out. What the hell are the Dems doing with all the money in their war chest. I don't see any ad on this.