REPUBLICANS TURN ON EACH OTHER

[Panich52]

Republicans Turn On Each Other

McConnell prepared to offer a "clean" bill to fund Homeland Security. The Hill:
"McConnell said he would be willing to vote on the clean measure before considering a separate bill that would prohibit the administration from implementing Obama's executive actions shielding the immediate family members of citizens and permanent legal residents from deportation ... Even though McConnell's plan would appear to give Senate Democrats exactly what they want, Reid said he first wanted assurances from Boehner that the bill would pass the House."
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/233757-mcconnell-puts-squeeze-on-house


Republican intra-party tensions rise. Politico: "...a frustrated Sen. Jeff Sessions angrily dismissed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan, arguing that his party should be prepared for an all-out battle with Democrats ... But Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a New Hampshire Republican who could face a tough reelection next year, sharply countered that McConnell's plan was the only option to not hamper law enforcement agencies that rely on money from the Department of Homeland Security."
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/gop-lawmakers-homeland-security-shutdown-115478.html?hp=t4_r


Speaker Boehner's team pessimistic. The Hill: "Boehner has signaled he's open to the McConnell plan, but isn't showing his cards just yet. He'll take the temperature of his conference Wednesday morning to see what kind of Republican support there is for the new strategy. Still, those close to the Speaker aren't hopeful."
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/233756-will-boehner-risk-the-tea-partys-wrath


Obama goes to Miami today to up pressure on Republicans. NYT: "He plans to hold a town-hall-style meeting on immigration at Florida International University and to sit for an interview with Telemundo, the Spanish-language television network. It is a classic use of the bully pulpit ..."
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/us/politics/obama-hopes-to-score-points-in-miami-on-immigration.html?_r=0&referrer=


"Don't Hold Our Pay Hostage, Say U.S. Homeland Security Employees" reports Bloomberg: "...DHS workers said they've heard concerns over paying for childcare, mortgages and insurance premiums ... some employees, who may make as little as $30,000 a year, will find they simply can't afford to be dedicated to the mission."
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-02-25/don-t-hold-our-pay-hostage-say-u-s-homeland-security-employees
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[Dont call me Shirley]

1. Turn baby turn....

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Satisfaction came in a chain reaction
I couldn't get enough
So I had to self-destruct

[freshwest]

2. The last sentence says a lot. A number of federal employees during the last shutdown said they were

going to leave goverment service. They couldn't live with the uncertainty from the games being played using them as sacrifical pawns.

Many of these people could have done better in the private sector but wanted to serve. Now their hearts are not in it anymore.

They can see the writing on the wall created by the chaos the Koch GOP is shoving on Americans. I've known many public workers who put up with less wages and rough working conditions, but wanted to gain secure employment for their families.

Now that is gone and many I know made other plans. The GOP will shut this down, leave them without the means to pay their bills and they will not return.