Speaker Boehner comes in and he says, basically, it's sort of like this, Someone goes into your house, takes your wife and children hostage and then, says, let's negotiate over the price of your house.
via TPM
I used to not have much to say about Chuck Schumer, but the more often I find him willing to push the buttons I would love to be pushing myself, the more I have to say, "Thank you."
"So, Speaker Boehner, just vote. Put it on the floor and let's see if you're right."
That's Chuck tossing out the matching gauntlet to Jay Carney's
dare for Boehner:
The Speaker says there are "not enough votes" to pass a clean CR? If he's right, why not prove it?
Carney's tweet also points to an article on Washingtonpost.com where, according to
The Fix, we find a list of
20 Republicans currently willing to support a clean CR. This list, in fact:
Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa.
Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa.
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.
Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va.
Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa.
Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark.
Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y.
Rep. Richard Hanna, R-N.Y.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.
Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J.
Rep. Pat Meehan, R-Pa.
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.
Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn.
Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Va.
Rep. Jon Runyan, R-N.J.
Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va.
Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va.
Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla.
So, Mr. Speaker, give us a vote. Dare ya.