The House controls the pursestrings and the GOP controls the House

[Chester Copperpot]

Shouldnt we get the meme out that for all the anguish people feel about Obama.. (Both of my parents are incredibly upset) that since the GOP controls the House, that the GOP can stop funding on anything and everything they dont like.

Including things like Obamacare.. They can stop all this crazy spending by not voting for the crazy spending..

I mean right? So the spotlight has to be on the GOP house members.. And if they vote for Obamas big tax and spending, then we need to put the spotlight on them and expose them for the socialists they are.

 

[Fermli]

These people that feel anguish about Obama winning, obviously must have felt happy if Romney had won. They can't see that Romney and Obama are two sides of the same coin. So they are oblivious to facts and reason. Just because the republicans say freedom and free market doesn't mean that their actions match their words.

These people need to stop believing that the govt cares about them. They need to stop getting emotional about things they have no power to change.

If you try to console these people in this way, you are only further reinforcing the illusion that govt is working properly with checks and balances and that if we only did X we can fix what's wrong. You need to break the illusion, not reinforce it.

 

[EBounding]

Shouldnt we get the meme out that for all the anguish people feel about Obama.. (Both of my parents are incredibly upset) that since the GOP controls the House, that the GOP can stop funding on anything and everything they dont like.

Including things like Obamacare.. They can stop all this crazy spending by not voting for the crazy spending..

It's a good idea, but here's the dirty little secret: The Republican politicians LOVE Obamacare. They don't necessarily love the program, but they love that they can use it to rally their constituents against democrats while at the same time do nothing to oppose it.

An oldy but a goody:
http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/our-predictions-about-the-obamacare-congame

House Republicans already have the power to stop Obamacare dead in its tracks, even if the Senate and the President disagree. Here's how . . .

House Republicans could attach riders to all 13 appropriations bills, forbidding the use of federal funds to implement Obamacare.

They already do this to prevent federal funding for abortions, so they could do it for Obamacare too.

But they won't, because . . .

Republican politicians want to exploit Obamacare to MANIPULATE YOU.

Maybe we could start pressuring our Representatives to do this?

 

[pacu44]

That's if there is a budget for each year...

Obama and his cronies in his "party" haven't had a budget yet...

its just spend spend spend