Koch brother's employee Jim DeMint ... ah ... has
been plotting to sabatoge the US Economy since January 20, 2009 along
with House GOP Leaders: Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy.
That's right, on January 20, 2009 Republican Leaders in Congress
literally plotted to sabotage and undermine U.S. Economy during
President Obama's Inauguration. At that time, Koch brother's employee,
Jim DeMint, was a US Senator from South Carolina.
Let's get something straight from the giddy-up, a Continuing Resolution (CR)
legally relates only to
Discretionary spending,
just government agency budgets and nothing else. CR's do not affect
non-descretionary spending. The Affordable Care Act is mandatory
spending so anyone with even half a brain would know that the GOP threat
to shut down government or delay, defund, rip-up or rip-out the ACA by
way of the Continuing Resolution is legally,
the wrong place to have that type of legislation.
Therefore, since delaying, defunding, or ripping up the ACA Law
is prohibited language in a Continuing Resolution, this GOP led Shutdown
Government Plan clearly is
not really about Obamacare -- because Obamacare will be law regardless.
Rather, the GOP led Government Shutdown Plan is really about the
GOP's desire to continue with their plot to sabotage the US Economy.
In Robert Draper's book, "
Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives"
Draper wrote that during a four hour, "invitation only" meeting with
GOP Hate-Propaganda Minister, Frank Luntz, the below listed Senior GOP
Law Writers literally plotted to sabotage, undermine and destroy
America's Economy.
The Guest List:
Frank Luntz - GOP Minister of Propaganda
Rep. Paul Ryan(R-WI)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA),
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX),
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX),
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA),
Sen. Jim DeMint (SC-R),
Sen. Jon Kyl (AZ-R),
Sen. Tom Coburn (OK-R),
Sen. John Ensign (NV-R) and
Sen. Bob Corker (TN-R).
Non-lawmakers present Newt Gingrich
During the four hour meeting:
The senior GOP members plotted to bring Congress to a standstill
regardless how much it would hurt the American Economy by pledging to
obstruct and block President Obama on
all legislation.
These Republican members of Congress were not simply airing their
complaints regarding the other party's political platform for four long
hours. No, these
Republican Congressional Policymakers, who
were elected to do 'the People's work' were literally plotting to
sabotage, undermine and destroy the U.S. Economy.
Fast forward to July 2013,
Koch brothers paid Jim DeMint to cook up an elaborate "Defund"
Fundraising Gimmick with lemmings: Mike Lee and Ted Cruz where they
plotted to shut down the government unless President Obama turned white
... err ... no, that's not right, they plotted to shut down the US
Government unless President Obama defunded and got rid of the Affordable
Care Act.
Part of DeMint, Cruz, Lee Fundraising Gimmick involved asking
their Tea Party brethren to go to Koch brother's "DontfundObamacare"
website and donate money to Koch brother's founded: Senate Conservative
Fund (which is a non-profit fundraising organization the Koch brothers
paid Jim DeMint to set up.)
Naturally, Kevin McCarthy and Eric Cantor were excited to go
along with Koch brother's scheme to shut down the US Government unless
President Obama agreed to deny the People with pre-existing conditions
health insurance -- after all -- they know shutting down the US
Government is, in and of itself, a means to sabotage the US Economy.
US Economic damage caused by GOP led Government Shutdown:
The 1995 GOP led Government shutdown cost local businesses $14 million per day. The
Congressional Research Services calculated the 1995 GOP led Government shutdown as costing $1.4 Billion.
“According to the Department of the Interior,
the last government shutdown in 1995-1996 cost local businesses $14
million per day. Our analysis indicates the actual impact on businesses now could be closer to $30 million per day,” the National Parks Conservation Association said.
Economists say a GOP led Government shutdown will mean 800,000
federal workers will be furloughed and will hurt the already fragile US
Economy.
So, did Kevin McCarthy and Eric Cantor get a major TeaParty
"here's our chance to really sabotage the US Economy" hard-on when they
realized a 2013 GOP-led Government Shutdown would cost $30 Million per
day?
It appears as though Kevin McCarthy is totally drooling at the
prospect of sabotaging the US Economy with threats of government
shutdown as he told Chris Wallace of Fox News that the House will never,
ever send a clean CR to the Senate.
WALLACE: Assuming that the senators do what they say they're going to do and they reject this issue, will you have a clean C.R. with Democratic votes and send it back to the Senate to avoid a shutdown?
MCCARTHY: This is not a place to negotiate, but I
promise you this -- we will pass the bill if the Senate does what you
think they will do, that will keep the government open, that will
reflect the House that I believe the Senate can accept, that will have fundamental changes in ObamaCare that can protect the economy for America.
What the f'ck?!?
House GOP Whip, Kevin McCarthy said that the GOP will include "
fundamental changes in ObamaCare"
... I ask, the feeble Kevin McCarthy, what part of CR's are for
discretionary funding only does he, McCarthy, not understand in his Tea
Party brain?
Oh, then I remember, the GOP led government shutdown is
not about "Obamacare" it is
all about the GOP plot to sabotage the US Economy that was conceived in the secret meeting held back in January 2009.
And that fact, explains why the GOP House also included a "
Conscience Clause"
provision that also has nothing at all to do with discretionary
spending. Typically, the Conscience Clause is written to allow employers
to deny women and men contraceptive coverage, including, but not
limited to denying men and women the right to sterilization such as: No
vasectomy coverage, no hysterectomy coverage.
Rightwinged Zealot Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) said:
Also, I am excited that conscience protections have been
added to the CR. This provision is a victory for our religious liberty
as guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Yeah, that's nice, ole Tim Huelskamp is excited to add a Conscience
Clause to a CR which legally is only supposed to include discretionary
funding ... but wtf ... the CR is not legally supposed to have any
legislation regarding Obamacare so naturally Speaker Boehner, Kevin
McCarthy and Eric Cantor let Huelskamp put his BS language in the CR.
Back to the 2009 GOP Secret Meeting to Sabotage US Economy:
Remember, for months
prior to January 20, 2009, America had been losing over 750,000 jobs per month
because of policies these same elected Republican lawmakers had enacted
and their goal, their goal that night, was to plot ways to sabotage and
undermine any and all legislation that would pull American families up
and out of the economic calamity they [lawmakers] had helped create.
Two months after their covert meeting where Kevin McCarthy, Eric
Cantor, Jim DeMint and other Republican lawmakers -- lawmakers --
plotted to sabotage the US Economy, Rep.
Pete Sessions said Republicans should follow the model of the Taliban in its battles against President Obama.
In the March 2009 interview with
National Journal Rep Sessions said:
"Taliban Insurgency, we understand
perhaps a little bit more because of the Taliban. Insurgency is the way
they went about systematically understanding how to disrupt and change a person's entire processes. And these Taliban -- is an example of how you go about to change a person from their messaging to their operations to their frontline message. And we need to understand that Insurgency may be required when [dealing with] the other side"
~Rep Pete Sessions, March 2009 to National Journal
Yes, I see ... just like trying to include defunding, delaying,
ripping-out the ACA Law is not discretionary funding so ... the
GOP-Taliban are disrupting the entire government workforce and entire US
economy by shutting down the US Government unless they can include
mandatory spending legislation in the discretionary spending CR.
In that March 2009 interview, Rep Pete Sessions went on to say:
"If they [democrats] do not give us those options or opportunities then we will then become Insurgency ... I think Insurgency is a mindset
and an attitude that we're going to have to search for and find ways to
get our message out and to be prepared to see things for what they are,
rather than trying to do something about them"
Yes, the GOP-Taliban have, indeed, adopted the Taliban Insurgency
mind-set which is a mind-set geared to destroy a country and what better
way to destroy a country than through its economy.
Currently, Pete Sessions supports shutting down the government
unless President Obama gets rid of the ACA Law. Over the weekend, Pete
Sessions said this on the House floor:
The law is an "attack and an assault on the free enterprise and the free economy," said Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas.
Yeah, um - ok, so what does that have to do with passing the discretionary funding CR bill?
Kevin McCarthy's active role in sabotaging the US economy:
At their secret meeting they plotted to suddenly stop supporting any Stimulus Legislation, even though, they
all supported Bush/Cheney Stimulus legislation.
At the meeting, Rep Kevin McCarthy said,
"We've gotta challenge them on every single bill."
"Show united and unyielding opposition to the president’s economic policies."
Like I said, this whole GOP 'defund or shutdown government' bs is a
Fundraising Gimmick whereby the Koch Brothers will rake in millions and
at the same time will sabotage the US Economy.
Remember, these same Republican members of Congress supported
the very Bush/Cheney policies that caused America to teeter on the brink
of the 2nd Great Depression and caused the 2007 US Economic Meltdown.
Here's how they all voted:
-- "Yes" to Bush/Cheney January 2008 Stimulus
-- "Yes" to Bush/Cheney bailing out Bear Stern
-- "Yes" to Bush/Cheney bailing out AIG
-- "Yes" to Bush/Cheney TARP (sept 2008)
-- "Yes" to Bush/Cheney TARP (oct 2008)
And these same Republican members of Congress:
Supported Bush/Cheney keeping cost of two wars out of the Budget.
Supported Bush/Cheney spending $4Trillion while giving Top 1% Tax Cuts; ignoring the fact that taxes pay for wars.
Not only did these Senior members of Congress plot to destroy the
American Economy more than it already was destroyed? They actually
carried out their mission:
Every one of these Senior members of Congress have threatened Government Shutdown over things like:
- Funding planned parenthood,
- Raising the Debt Ceiling which, in-and-of-itself, would cause US Economic turmoil.
In January 2011, John Boehner was sworn in as Speaker of the House, the House
and in 2011, the House GOP threatened to shutdown government roughly every 3 months.
April 2011: House GOP threaten to shutdown government unless Planned Parenthood is defunded.
July 2011: House GOP threaten to shutdown government and default on US loans.
September 2011: House GOP threaten to shut down government
unless we cut spending on things like food-stamps to offset FEMA
spending.
In 2011, during the Debt Ceiling negotiations,
Eric Cantor and Sen. Jon Kyl
abruptly walked out of negotiations and refused to renew discussions
with Democrats. As a result, America's credit rating was lowered which
put a smile on Republican's faces.
As Senator, Jim DeMint along with: Jon Kyl, Tom Coburn, John Ensign, and Bob Corker have:
- Filibustered more Bills (over 300) than any Congress combined in US History.
- Voted NO on every single piece of Legislation brought to the Floor including:
NO on Al Franken's Anti-Rape Amendment,
NO on Lilly Ledbetter,
NO on Fair Pay Act,
NO on Anti-Outsourcing Bill (2010)
How in the hell could any thinking American be against those Bills? Seriously?!?
Representatives: Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Pete Sessions, Jeb Hensarling, Pete Hoekstra and Dan Lungren have voted NO on every single piece of Legislation including:
NO on increasing FEMA during natural disasters.
Other Legislation Republicans used to sabotage US Economy
Republicans Used the Transportation Bill to Sabotage the US Economy:
The 2011 Transportation Bill - no funding for transportation
projects and 1.9 million construction workers would lose their jobs.
Eric Cantor
and Republicans in the House are refused to act because Republicans
were overjoyed if almost two million Americans were added to the
unemployment rolls this summer before the election.
Obama's
American Jobs Act - Republicans in
Congress refused to negotiate or even discuss passing President Obama's
American Jobs Act that independent economists claim would create 1.3
million new jobs. God forbid Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan or Kevin McCarthy
support an actual Bill that would put people to work building needed
infrastructure and provide funds to pay to rehire hundreds of thousands
of teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service
workers that have been laid off in droves by cash-starved states.
President Obama's 2012 Anti-Outsourcing Bill -
which is a Bill to discourage the outsourcing of American jobs, which is
due to come to the Senate floor around the fourth of July.
In June 2012, The Washington Post
reported
that Republicans have made it clear that the Federal Reserve would face
fierce Republican criticism if it takes further actions to stimulate
the economy before the election. The Washington Post wrote that,
Republicans... have expressed deep concern about measures
taken by the Fed to support the economy -- and could be doubly upset if
new efforts goose the stock market and are perceived to work in favor
of President Obama's re-election.
Yes, it is true, the House Republican Leaders: Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan
and Kevin McCarthy met in secret and plotted to sabotage and undermine
the US Economy ... I call them Traitors to America.
So, the next time you hear the GOP say "
Obama wants to destroy the economy" or "
Government Shutdown" ... remember ... as
Newt Gingrich said after their four hour dinner on January 20, 2009 "
You’ll remember this as the day the seeds of 2012 were sown."
To Translate GINGRICH:
"You'll remember this day as they day we became Traitors to the United States."
My hope is that Americans and all members of Congress are reminded
via twitter, facebook and all other forms of media over and over and
over:
Republican Leaders in Congress who are involved in attempts to
shutdown government on Oct 1, 2013, literally plotted to sabotage the US
Economy on January 20, 2009 and the current GOP 'defund or
shutdown government' bs is a Fundraising Gimmick whereby the Koch
Brothers will rake in millions and at the same time will sabotage the US
Economy.
That quote, from Sun Tzu’s ancient Chinese treatise “The Art of War,”
perfectly captures President Obama’s strategic victory over Tea Party
members of Congress on the government shutdown and the debt ceiling
debate. It also explains his immediate pivot to another topic that Tea
Partyers hate and over which their obstinacy is likely to get the party
hammered again: comprehensive immigration reform. 
