Boehner email to GOP activists-GOP giving up on FISA vote for now

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House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) is expected to announce today that conservatives will drop their push to pass an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in order to shift their focus to the economy. This strategy was detailed in the inaugural edition of the “Freedom File” e-mail — “a monthly memo to GOP activists — from Boehner’s political action committee, Freedom Project.”
http://thinkprogress.org/

Amid economic woes, House GOP to pivot from FISA, earmarks to taxes
By Jackie Kucinich
Posted: 04/09/08 07:09 PM
House Republicans are poised to shift their focus from national security to the economy, hoping to rally opposition to what they claim are Democratic plans to raise taxes amid the economic downturn.


Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is expected to announce Thursday that the House GOP floor emphasis will transition away from passing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and earmark reform to “stop the tax hike.”


Michael Steel, a spokesman for Boehner, stressed that the pivot away from security and earmarks was not an indicator that the GOP was giving up pushing for passage of FISA or comprehensive earmark reform.


Republicans have noted they have successfully peeled off centrist Democrats during procedural votes on FISA and earmark reform. They have also attracted 10 Democrats to sign on to a discharge petition that would force a floor vote on Rep. Heath Shuler’s (D-N.C.) immigration bill, which has more Republican than Democratic co-sponsors.

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1. Yeah right.

Just like they gave up on giving our Social Security money to Wall Street. Didn't John McSame just say he wanted to "privatize" Social Security?

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2. So, since the GOP knows it's death is coming, they now want to stop earmarks that

they enjoyed for years to prevent a 'tax hike' to pay for things.