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JMJ

"former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi", isn't it a sweet phrase to say? We'll see if Boehner wil prove himself a RINO/CINO who will help sterilize the efforts of the people who gave him the office he was just sworn in, but for now it seems unlikely that he will sink to the lows of Nancy "the-Church-supports-abortion" Pelosi. She has disgraced the Catholic name in many ways. Please Speaker Boehner, don't be a RINO and a CINO but walk the walk instead. You and your majority might just be the last thing standing between the edge of the cliff and your country going off it, and with your country, the rest of the world. It would be nice if history books will say that a Catholic leadership of a very pro-life House saved the day just when it seemed inevitable that the US would become another EU. We'll see. And pray.

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FabrizioParty like it's 1773

No one can be at the same time a good Catholic and a true socialist (Pius XI)

Picture of the year.

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Bob C

It is a good beginning with much work to be done.

The first thing I noted this morning was that the "Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming" was shut down.

Good!

Much more to go --I consider each and every brick removed from the tower of babel that government built as a sign of real "progress"...

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Daniel

"Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." -- Luke 12:51

The GOP has been in power for only 48 hours, and unemployment is already down to 9.4%!

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"The problem with Internet quotations is that many are not genuine" - Abraham Lincoln

Dave T.

Hahahahaha. Nicely done

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-Lou (Louis)

ORA et LABORA
Totus Tuus
Cacciatore/Fungaiolo

Wooooooooooohoooooooooooooo

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-Lou (Louis)

ORA et LABORA
Totus Tuus
Cacciatore/Fungaiolo

Let us hope that He does a good job.

I must admit that I don't have a detailed knowledge of the american congress.

What is he likely to achieve if he goes for it?

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Brother Paul Mary.

The House of Representatives is in essence half of the Legislature, with the other half being the Senate. Both halves must agree on any legislation including budgets which are inherently already limited in scope by the Constitution; e.g. an example: the annual budget is just that annual -a congress can not create a 5 year plan with a budget set in stone accordingly. Monies to be allocated must be deliberately reaffirmed and allocated each and every time.

As well, the House of Representatives is the sole body that can initiate spending; they control the purse strings...

IF there is no agreement between the House and the Senate -there is no money. If the President exercises his veto power in any agreement -there is no money. In essence, both the President and the Senate must compromise with the House.




Anything is possible now that the President no longer gets a free pass from an impotent legislature rubber stamp in his pocket; however, some things are more probable than others.

I myself imagine the primary victory will be seen through control of the purse. Metaphorically, by not watering the many socialist seeds planted. As well, by not allowing what seeds have managed to take root and blossom to be exploited; but rather, be left to wither on the vine. The socialists will not harvest much if any of the rotten fruit they hoped to. The end result of exploiting the crisis they took advantage of is their undoing -they over reached and now will become increasingly irrelevant...

America sees the progressive socialists for what they are, enemies of freedom. Americans now seek to take back the country. This is just the beginning, the House just has to hold the beachhead until 2012 -reinforcements are on the way and will be coming -waves of reinforcements hitting the beaches for years to come...

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Daniel

"Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." -- Luke 12:51

Most politicians put their politics ahead of religion.

Time will tell the truth with this one...........

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James

I am praying for him.

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Pax et bonum,
Marie

JMJ

Nothing.

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Joel

Respectfully disagree.

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-Lou (Louis)

ORA et LABORA
Totus Tuus
Cacciatore/Fungaiolo

I think this is just the beginning.

Breaking: Historic amendment to defund Planned Parenthod passes overwhelmingly in House

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Daniel

"Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." -- Luke 12:51

I respect this Politician, so many of those who climb the political ladder do so at the expense of some of their religious moral beliefs, often it those issues of concern that politicians are duped into supporting, that are used to persecute the Church most often.

There is always the U-turn for those who have done this. I support him with all my prayers, and hope he continues to set the example for other politicians to join.

Paul,

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Wisdom 1:7

For the spirit of the Lord fills the world,
and that which holds everything together knows every word said.

House Panel Delays Forced Military Acceptance of Homosexual Sex

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617 days left.

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Daniel

"Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." -- Luke 12:51

Aside from everything else going on, I agree with the above statement.

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Bob C

I would agree that it not correct to claim, for instance, that the executive not qualified to make commander and chief military decisions if that was what was actually stated. However, this is simply sensationalism, the reality is that the executive can not and did not make any such decision as to DADT, the legislature did and the executive could veto or sign off on it. Now we see the legislation being refined and maybe eventually repealed.

We do not as of yet have a king.

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Daniel

"Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." -- Luke 12:51

Control of the purse, a mighty thing to behold seeing the dreamers of statist tyranny do a double take.

The people have the last word. I hope Boehner holds firm in his resolve.

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Daniel

"Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." -- Luke 12:51

Here we are again. According to news reports this time though it seems Boehner is going to cave in to the statist community organizer...

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Daniel

"Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." -- Luke 12:51

Do you see him violating his intergity as a Catholic or as a conservative? Maybe you intened to address your displeasure on the Conservative Online Forum?

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BobB

Fiat voluntas tua

As a conservative. It would take a stretch to consider his Catholicism as I do not know his intent and his actions are not directly contradictory to Church teaching. HOWEVER, as a conservative --HE well knows the concepts of limited government, checks & balances etcetera.

He should vigorously state that Obama has no more power, no more mandate than the House of Representatives has. FURTHER that the House of Representatives specifically controls the purse and that the President should come to the House and not the other way around...

Boehner needs to get some backbone or I want him out.

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Daniel

"Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." -- Luke 12:51

Are Boehner's days as Speaker about to come to a close?

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David L (CA)
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” - Groucho Marx

The time for the vote for the Speaker draws near with the new House soon to be seated. Rumor has it that several House Republican members have gotten together and want to unseat Speaker Boehner. They are supposedly willing to do what it takes to make it happen and have more than enough members to get the job done. The one problem they face though is they have yet to find and or agree upon a Leader to coalesce behind.

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Daniel

"Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." -- Luke 12:51

Was just posting some things I heard.

In my opinion, he should be replaced. His heart may be in the right place; however, he is not a leader in the complete sense required for the task ahead. Number one, he does not present the conservative case well privately or in the media -he is a failure as far as selling the conservative message. Additionally; he seems too willing to compromise conservative principles. I would rather see a leader that loses a principled fight than a leader that chooses not to fight but rather discusses terms of surrender that involve compromising principle.

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Daniel

"Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." -- Luke 12:51

I followed a Chicago voting practice today and responded to a poll often suggesting he should go.

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BobA

He forgot Bush's immortal statement "Read my lips. No New Taxes" and what happened when Bush forgot them.

Having dumped both Social Conservatives and Fiscal Conservatives, the Republicans have little left to offer.

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- Joe Kelley

Death is only a shadow across the path to Heaven.