Defunding of Obamacare is being thwarted...by Republicans!

Wow. An evening full on Thursday. Here's the clearest way I can lay it out...stick with me!

Full implementation of the train wreck known as Obamacare takes effect January 2014. The quickest maneuver to stop it is to defund it, and the last chance to do so is in September's continuing resolution. You'd think Republicans, who had no say-so in foisting this unpopular Big Government power grab onto an American public under a one-party Democratic rule at the time, would back this effort wholeheartedly. You'd be mistaken...

Over the past several days, Mike Lee has led an effort, also heralded by fellow conservative Ted Cruz, to unify members of both the Senate and House to get on board with defunding Obamacare...

“A few of us in Congress are saying, ‘look, we’re not going to fund Obamacare.’ You can criticize us all you want, but we’re not going to pass a continuing resolution or other appropriations measure that includes funding for ongoing further enforcement and implementation of Obamacare. ... We want to keep everything funded in the government–everything except Obamacare.”

NRO: Senator Ted Cruz has issued an appeal to conservatives across the country: Demand that their representatives in Congress defund Obamacare.

On Sean Hannity’s radio show Thursday, Cruz criticized Republicans who “want meaningless show votes” to repeal Obamacare when they could actually defund the law’s implementation. If every GOP member in the House and Senate gets on board to defund the Affordable Care Act, Cruz said, “we don’t need a single Democrat vote.”

Cruz praised Senator Mike Lee’s campaign to defund the law, saying that Lee has led the effort to “stop talking about it and do it.” And “if we don’t do it now,” he added, “Obamacare will very likely never be repealed.”

Yet, as Levin discussed in great detail during Thursday evening's program, such a request -- for Republicans to act with principle, as the opposition -- has been met with the usual RINO capitulation, displaying far more viciousness against these conservative Senators than have ever been reserved for Obama and the Democratic apparat...

On Thursday's Mark Levin Show: Callers are furious at the Republican leadership and how they continue to cave in on every single issue. Congress has the power of the purse to stop funding Obamacare and they just won't do it. We need to chip away at Obamacare thru the funding mechanisms. We need to either shut down certain parts of the government or else President Obama and Harry Reid will just wait for the Republicans to concede, which they have been doing. If Obamacare remains the law, then we can thank the current Republican leadership for not using the time to go after it now. The Senate will never repeal Obamacare fully, so it's the conservatives' job is to defund it any way it can.

It appears that House Speaker Boehner and Senate minority leader McConnell have disseminated their lieutenants throughout the media to make it known loud and clear that they have no desire to stop Obamacare!

First, one of Boehner's...Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole:

"It seems to me there's appropriate ways to deal with the law, but shutting down the government to get your way over an unrelated piece of legislation is the political equivalent of throwing a temper tantrum, it is just not helpful. And I think it is the sort of thing that could create a backlash that could cost the Republicans the majority in the House, which is after all the last line of defense against the president, and could materially undercut the ability of the Republicans in the Senate to capture the majority in 2014 which I think they have a decent chance to do."

Levin went NUCLEAR on this 'absolute jackass!'



Then there was McConnell's guy, NC Senator Richard Burr, making his own dumb statement of which Mark blasted for surrendering on Obamacare...if not over this, then what and when?!

theRightScoop: He was asked about Mike Lee’s idea of refusing to fund Obamacare even if it meant the Democrats shut down the government. His response was:

"I think it’s the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard of. Listen, as long as Barack Obama is president, the Affordable Care Act is going to be law."

Mark said Burr needs to lose his Senate seat over such wanton capitulation. And furthermore, reminded Republicans of what really happened in 1995, for those fearful of some hypothetical voter backlash. I can assure these men, there will absolutely be one if they don't fight this!

So if so many of these so-called Republicans are willing to just roll over on what's likely the last opportunity to defund the nationalization of one-sixth of our economy, our private health care, then there's only one conclusion: THEY SUPPORT IT!

And Levin circled right back around to the two GOP congressional leaders, John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, explaining that they, along with their lieutenants and other RINO backbenchers, are actually in favor of Obamacare...



Since it seems we're into redefining terms these days, these truly Democratic Republicans have proven time and time again to be no damn good for their own party, and antithetical to the conservative movement. It's high time to primary every damn one of them out who can't get behind such a fundamental task as DEFUNDING OBAMACARE!

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