While it appears that the House of Representatives Republican members have somewhat of a backbone, the Senate members of the Republican party do not. If we pin our hopes on Lindsey Graham and John McCain we are dead in the water. The House voted to defund Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions with tax payer dollars, and to defund Obamacare. This would have been a HUGE win for Conservatives but the Democrat Senate killed the bill. Here is the story -
House Defunds ObamaCare and Planned Parenthood, Senate Kills Both
by Emily Miller
04/14/2011
The Republican House passed defunding Planned Parenthood and ObamaCare on Thursday, which were stand-alone votes attached to the Continuing Resolution (CR). The Democrat Senate then killed both bills.
The final Continuing Resolution (CR), which funds the government through Sept. 30, was sent to President Obama to sign without the two conservative provisions. Obama threatened to veto the CR—thereby shutting down the government—if the final legislation included defunding his health care law.
“If the President is presented with legislation that would eliminate funding or repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund, his senior advisers would recommend that he veto it,” the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.
As part of the budget deal made late last Friday night by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R.-Ohio), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.), and President Obama, the Democrat Senate was required to debate and hold a vote on the two measures that block any federal funds from being used this year for Planned Parenthood or ObamaCare.
Although Boehner and fellow Republicans did not expect the two bills to get the 60-vote threshold for passage in the Democrat-controlled Senate, their goal was to get a roll call vote to show each Senator’s position on the issues.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=42947&409
In 2012 we need to take the Senate and maintain, if not grow, our Majority in the House! And while we are at it, let's take the White House too! Now that's the All Right Idea!