GOP Congressman Wants To Defund Air Force One
If you stayed home on during the midterm elections, then this is what you gifted the rest of us with. Republicans don’t believe that House Speaker John Boehner is aggressive enough, so they’re jumping off the crazy cliff in hopes that he will follow their lead.
Late Tuesday, Rep. Paul C. Broun (R-Ga.) called for Boehner to not invite Obama to deliver the State of the Union address next year. Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) suggested that the budgets for White House operations, including for Air Force One, should be decreased. Other conservatives have mentioned censuring the president, impeaching him or suing the administration over its immigration actions.
“I’d rather defund Air Force One,” Huelskamp said. “Congress took a 19 percent cut on its budgets — we should do the same for the White House.” On the State of the Union, he added: “In the spirit of George Washington, he could send it to us in writing. It’d save some time.”
Tiffany Willis from Liberal America writes, “They just really can’t stand having a black man flying around in that nice jet, can they? It is driving them BONKERS. He needs to learn his place!”
That’s right. We can’t have our first black President acting like an uppity negro thinking he can fly around with security just like his predecessors.
How can we even take Republicans seriously if this is how they spend their workdays? I picture them sitting around giving awards to any of their colleagues who can think of stupid sh*t to present to the Senate, which will inevitably fail. Like voting to repeal Obamacare for the eleventy hundredth time.
I suppose Republicans expect the President to hitchhike around the country. Defunding Congress would be a better route to take. If I don’t work, I don’t pay my bills or eat. The same should apply to them.
Obviously, we need to drug test Congress.
H/T: Liberal America.
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By: Anomaly100
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toma kay December 6th, 2014 at 17:21
Do golf carts have wings? Just give him one of those.
Carla Akins December 6th, 2014 at 17:22
This is as petty and telling of the Republicans in Congress of all their other ideas.
Carla Akins December 6th, 2014 at 18:22
This is as petty and telling of the Republicans in Congress of all their other ideas.
Maxx44 December 6th, 2014 at 21:25
Ol’ Broun the Loon makes us Georgians proud!
Maxx44 December 6th, 2014 at 22:25
Ol’ Broun the Loon makes us Georgians proud!
searambler December 6th, 2014 at 21:28
This is why we can’t have nice things…..
searambler December 6th, 2014 at 22:28
This is why we can’t have nice things…..
Warman1138 December 6th, 2014 at 21:58
Mean, petty and diabolical, racist republicans at it again. It wouldn’t surprise me if they try hounding Pres. Obama long after he leaves office one day.
Warman1138 December 6th, 2014 at 22:58
Mean, petty and diabolical, racist republicans at it again. It wouldn’t surprise me if they try hounding Pres. Obama long after he leaves office one day.
Hass December 6th, 2014 at 23:58
This is so stupid.
Dwendt44 December 7th, 2014 at 00:38
This isn’t the first stupid plan the Republicans have come up with, and I’ll guarantee it won’t be their last either.
Hass December 7th, 2014 at 00:58
This is so stupid.
Dwendt44 December 7th, 2014 at 01:38
This isn’t the first stupid plan the Republicans have come up with, and I’ll guarantee it won’t be their last either.
liberalMD December 7th, 2014 at 01:49
If Congress is looking for reasons how taxpayer money is being wasted all they have to do is go into the nearest restroom and look in the mirror.
rg9rts December 7th, 2014 at 06:23
$174,000 + perks a year
liberalMD December 7th, 2014 at 02:49
If Congress is looking for reasons how taxpayer money is being wasted all they have to do is go into the nearest restroom and look in the mirror.
rg9rts December 7th, 2014 at 07:23
$174,000 + perks a year
Candide Thirtythree December 7th, 2014 at 03:39
I went to vote today in the runoff election in Louisiana and let me tell you they make it as hard as possible to do.
I am disabled, I can walk short distances with a cane or walker but anything over a 100 yards forget it!
The
polling place is a school that has the parking about 2 blocks away from
where you actually vote, I usually just struggle through, stopping a
lot when my leg seizes up and stops moving.
But I was feeling
pretty bad today so my husband drove me to the front of the school where
the handicapped parking spots were. There were no signs for where to go
vote and there were about a dozen buildings scattered around and all
the doors were locked.
I finally got inside and they refused to
take my state issued mobility impaired photo ID. It is the ID that you
get when you have a handicapped placard. It has all the same information
on it, name, address, birth date, photo etc. but they would not take
it, it had to be the state issued ID card for voting.
I have
one, I just wanted to prove that all those people who lie about it
having anything to do with having a photo ID are nothing but liars!
I
could buy beer with that photo ID because it has my birth-date on it, I
could open a checking account with it because it is government issued
ID, It is perfectly legitimate photo ID just like my father’s VA card
was perfectly legitimate photo ID and they would not let him use that to vote either.
They make it as hard as possible to vote in republican states.
allison1050 December 7th, 2014 at 08:06
Disgraceful!
tracey marie December 9th, 2014 at 07:36
future reference…by law you have several options. Mail in ballot is a great option, and all precincts have a detachable voting pad that will be brought to the vehicle of the disabled. Have someone go inside and request one of the election judges to handle it.
Candide Thirtythree December 7th, 2014 at 04:39
I went to vote today in the runoff election in Louisiana and let me tell you they make it as hard as possible to do.
I am disabled, I can walk short distances with a cane or walker but anything over a 100 yards forget it!
The
polling place is a school that has the parking about 2 blocks away from
where you actually vote, I usually just struggle through, stopping a
lot when my leg seizes up and stops moving.
But I was feeling
pretty bad today so my husband drove me to the front of the school where
the handicapped parking spots were. There were no signs for where to go
vote and there were about a dozen buildings scattered around and all
the doors were locked.
I finally got inside and they refused to
take my state issued mobility impaired photo ID. It is the ID that you
get when you have a handicapped placard. It has all the same information
on it, name, address, birth date, photo etc. but they would not take
it, it had to be the state issued ID card for voting.
I have
one, I just wanted to prove that all those people who lie about it
having anything to do with having a photo ID are nothing but liars!
I
could buy beer with that photo ID because it has my birth-date on it, I
could open a checking account with it because it is government issued
ID, It is perfectly legitimate photo ID just like my father’s VA card
was perfectly legitimate photo ID and they would not let him use that to vote either.
They make it as hard as possible to vote in republican states.
allison1050 December 7th, 2014 at 09:06
Disgraceful!
tracey marie December 9th, 2014 at 08:36
future reference…by law you have several options. Mail in ballot is a great option, and all precincts have a detachable voting pad that will be brought to the vehicle of the disabled. Have someone go inside and request one of the election judges to handle it.
rg9rts December 7th, 2014 at 06:23
The inmates will officially take over the asylum in January….Then you will see the loons in action…
allison1050 December 7th, 2014 at 08:00
I’m sticking with the popcorn concession!
rg9rts December 7th, 2014 at 07:23
The inmates will officially take over the asylum in January….Then you will see the loons in action…
allison1050 December 7th, 2014 at 09:00
I’m sticking with the popcorn concession!
allison1050 December 7th, 2014 at 08:03
I noticed that none of them were volunteering to give up approx. 1/3 rd of they’re pay or 1/3rd of their retirement package or write laws that forbid them to use insider info for stock purchases.
allison1050 December 7th, 2014 at 09:03
I noticed that none of them were volunteering to give up approx. 1/3 rd of they’re pay (especially since they weren’t even in session during that time) or 1/3rd of their retirement package or write laws that forbid them to use insider info for stock purchases.
arc99 December 7th, 2014 at 11:07
OK all you Obama-haters who would have us believe that none of the treatment of the President by his critics is based on race, please let me know which white President was harassed about a birth certificate, faced a Congress that did not want him to deliver the state of the union speech, and was threatened with defunding of Air Force One.
I will wait for your answer, but I will not hold my breath.
It’s what my late grandmother taught me, do not ever blame racism for your personal shortcomings. But when the black person is treated differently than all the white people, raise hell.