TEA PARTY MORE IMPORTANT THAN ISIS!
A House Republican effort to punt on Department of Homeland Security funding failed on the floor Friday by 203 to 224.
The Republican leadership had predicted they had the votes to get a three-week continuing resolution through. Fifty-two Republicans voted against funding DHS for even a matter of weeks without riders to block President Barack Obama’s deportation relief and work authorization for undocumented immigrants.
Funding for DHS ends 8 hours from now unless the House decides to defund the nation’s security agency. If that happens all of our border forces will be enslaved, required to work without pay, until the GOP makes up its mind. ISIS is aware of this.
It was to be expected. After all, why is anyone surprised by Republicans behaving like … Republicans?
Then they gave in and voted for a 7 day extension. It would be interesting to note how much this dumb behavior is costing.