Scrambling Home - by BigFurHat - July 28, 2011 - 12:17 America/New_York - 11 Comments Politico As the House raced toward a vote to raise the debt ceiling, Speaker John Boehner told lawmakers Thursday that Republicans don’t yet have the votes to pass the package, but predicted his leadership team would get the legislation across the finish line this evening. “We do not have the votes yet,” Boehner told a closed meeting of House Republicans Thursday morning in the Capitol, according to sources in the room. “But today is the day. We’re going to get it passed.” And they’re on their way. Georgia Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, who met with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) Wednesday, told lawmakers the bill didn’t have as much savings as he would like, but he will vote for bill. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), a bulky former Notre Dame football player, gave a rousing football-themed speech and said he would vote for the bill. He told colleagues they needed to do three things: put on your helmet, put in your mouth piece and tighten your chinstrap. He gave out signs with the Notre Dame football saying: “Play like a champion today.” “Let’s kick the **** out of them,” Kelly said in the meeting, according to several sources. GOP leaders are also showing more public confidence. In an interview with POLITICO Thursday, Cantor predicted a “strong vote in the House,” and said Senate Majority Leader Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) hasn’t passed a bill yet. “After today, Harry Reid is going to have two bills,” Cantor said. “He’s going to have the bill that we moved out which is our optimum cut, cap and balance and now he’ll have another bill, which is a compromise bill. There are things in it that he likes and the ball will be in his court at that point.”
Yup, Republicans are split so many ways that we can't get it together, we are handing it to Obama and the Dems. If something doesn't get done, I believe the Dems and the Media will blame the Republicans and the people will as well. Tea Partiers are the worst.
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