House RINOs Unleashed

It was despicable that Republican leadership attempted to ram through a continuing resolution through the House of Representatives that would have had the funding in place for Planned Parenthood, the United Nations Population Fund, the Palestinian Authority and Obamacare.

If it wasn't for the 48 House conservatives that voted against the CR, all of this would have been allowed to go forward. The bill was defeated 195 to 230.

Democrats voted against it for reasons associated with FEMA. In that case, it attempted to slash $1.5 billion from the $25-billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loans program that provides government-subsidized financing to auto manufacturers.

House Speaker John Boehner (R.-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R.-Va.) were the major promoters of the bill, calling into question their leadership qualifications.

What about cutting spending don't these guys understand? It's a blow to the stomach of Tea Partiers who gave Republicans such a strong sweep the last election, and they and their message aren't going away.

RINOs better beware in the years ahead, as those in the Tea Party back ideas, not parties, and they will punish those by throwing them out of office if they keep up this type of behavior.

According to the conservative House Republican Study Committee, the CR pushed by Boehner “continues funding for the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), the UN agency known for its involvement in China’s brutal one-child policy. It also continues $300 million in annual funding to the Title X family planning program, which is a prime funding source for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.”

“Note that Medicaid also provides $1.4 billion in family planning assistance to low income individuals,” said the committee. “The CR also continues to provide international population control funds at a rate of $575 million per year.”

“Some conservatives may be concerned that the legislation does not block funding for Obamacare during the period covered by the legislation,” the committee added.

Finally the committee concluded, “The legislation does not include many other ‘riders’ that conservatives have advocated during the appropriations process,” said the Republican Study Committee analysis. “This includes a ban on funding for abortion providers, prohibiting funds for various new environmental regulations, and prohibiting funds for Net Neutrality regulations. The legislation provides the same funding formula for most programs, with final funding levels left to November 18, 2011 for individual program levels. This means that the cr continues to provide funding for many programs that conservatives would object to, such as NRR, the Palestinian Authority, and Legal Services Corporation.”

It's incredible that some Republicans take these types of actions. I think it's because they think the electorate will behave as it has in the past, largely neglecting or forgetting what their representatives voted for. Those days are gone, and the memories of Tea Party voters have lengthened, and they'll be the ones that decide elections in the years ahead. Republicans better get that straight in their heads if they want our support.