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BumRushDaShow

(143,999 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 07:17 AM Yesterday

'How Can You Say This Is the Democrats' Fault When You're in the Majority?' Blitzer Battles House Republican

Source: MEDIAite

Dec 19th, 2024, 7:24 pm


Wolf Blitzer tangled with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) on Thursday night as the House was in the process of failing to pass a spending bill to avert a government shutdown this weekend.

The legislation required a two-thirds majority to pass because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) fast-tracked the resolution instead of sending it to the House Rules Committee first. A day earlier, Johnson scrapped another funding bill after Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump came out against the measure. Trump supported the most recent version and urged Republicans to vote for it.

As the vote was happening, Lawler joined The Situation Room on CNN and informed Blitzer he voted for the bill. Lawler blamed Democrats for not joining Republicans to help push it over the two-thirds threshold. It failed 174-235, with 38 Republicans voting against.

“But Congressman, as you well know, there was a bipartisan agreement that was achieved that the speaker worked out with Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House,” Blitzer said to Lawler. “There was a bipartisan agreement that, until Elon Musk and Donald Trump yesterday came out against it, that would’ve passed for sure.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/how-can-you-say-this-is-the-democrats-fault-when-youre-in-the-majority-blitzer-battles-house-republican-amid-failed-funding-vote/



Full headline: ‘How Can You Say This Is the Democrats’ Fault When You’re in the Majority?’ Blitzer Battles House Republican Amid Failed Funding Vote
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'How Can You Say This Is the Democrats' Fault When You're in the Majority?' Blitzer Battles House Republican (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP
"Blame the Democrats" is the default response to everything. no_hypocrisy Yesterday #1
From the Party of Responsibility BOSSHOG Yesterday #17
"How Can You Say This Is the Democrats' Fault When You're in the Majority?" OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #2
Not Just Delusion. GB_RN Yesterday #4
Don't forget the Space Lasers and the pizza/pedo shops! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #5
What about the "Gazpacho " police? Ray Bruns Yesterday #10
Oh definitely! OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #21
How? Republicans are liars, Blitzer. BoRaGard Yesterday #3
The Democrats have rigged the system against the poor Republicans again. Midnight Writer Yesterday #6
TSF pulled this shit early.in his first term johnnyfins Yesterday #7
Watch the fascists, they will try to make it illegal to say President Musk zorbasd Yesterday #28
God bless Wolf Blitzer. Paladin Yesterday #8
Its almost as if all the idiots expect the Responsible Party to be Responsible, Volaris Yesterday #9
President Musk needs to do more high-profile interviews. mwb970 Yesterday #11
Yeah isn't it time for JD to be put on a milk carton? durablend Yesterday #13
.... BumRushDaShow Yesterday #14
he busy et tu Yesterday #23
How can he blame the Democrats? Dave Id Yesterday #12
Blaming Democrats? The Republicans are just sheep doing what Trump/Musk tell them to do. ificandream Yesterday #15
Those with half-brains or less enigmania Yesterday #18
Personal responsibility has never been a Republican trait. Emile Yesterday #16
He can blame Democrats because the MSM has allowed it to happen for years without calling them out for LYING. usaf-vet Yesterday #19
Don't look now, but there are many Republicans blaming Musk and/or Trump Wiz Imp Yesterday #20
They blame Dems BECAUSE IT WORKS. maxsolomon Yesterday #22
WOW Wolf is still around? MuseRider Yesterday #24
He's one of the few still there BumRushDaShow Yesterday #25
Gloria Borger is retiring this year. mobeau69 Yesterday #27
Borger was one of the "later" ones, joining in 2007 BumRushDaShow Yesterday #30
Thanks! MuseRider Yesterday #29
When you have an effective propaganda machine DJ Synikus Makisimus Yesterday #26

OldBaldy1701E

(6,569 posts)
2. "How Can You Say This Is the Democrats' Fault When You're in the Majority?"
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 07:26 AM
Yesterday

Because delusion is a desired feature in the rethug party.

GB_RN

(3,208 posts)
4. Not Just Delusion.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:04 AM
Yesterday

Paranoid, shared delusion. They think the Democrats are behind everything wrong and that we are deliberately trying to ruin the(ir) country. Maybe even while using black helicopters. 😂

Midnight Writer

(23,108 posts)
6. The Democrats have rigged the system against the poor Republicans again.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:07 AM
Yesterday

Every time the Republicans try to do something stupid, irresponsible, irrational, or just plain evil, the Democrats start their squawking.

How can the GOP run the middle class into the ground if the DEMONcrats won't help them?

johnnyfins

(1,470 posts)
7. TSF pulled this shit early.in his first term
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:33 AM
Yesterday

Had the majority, but blamed Dems. F them. Dems need to hang this shutdown around President Musk's neck. VP Trump's neck too.

zorbasd

(252 posts)
28. Watch the fascists, they will try to make it illegal to say President Musk
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 04:54 PM
Yesterday

and Vice President Trump.

Paladin

(28,947 posts)
8. God bless Wolf Blitzer.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:34 AM
Yesterday

So nice to see somebody siding with Democrats against the open-and-obvious attempt by fascists to overthrow what's left of our democracy.

Getting to be way past-time for Democrats to shake off the depression and get back in the fight.

Volaris

(10,644 posts)
9. Its almost as if all the idiots expect the Responsible Party to be Responsible,
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 08:37 AM
Yesterday

And save them from their own stupidity.

LOL sucks for them that that isn't gonna happen this time, boys and girls.

That sound you hear today?
That's leopards in the tall grass, my friends.

As an aside, I'd bet that Jeffries knew the head count for this before the Republicans did.

mwb970

(11,715 posts)
11. President Musk needs to do more high-profile interviews.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 09:11 AM
Yesterday

His weak sidekick trump is poor at communicating his plans and objectives, and apparently the Couch Boy is simply out of the picture.

Dave Id

(53 posts)
12. How can he blame the Democrats?
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 09:15 AM
Yesterday

Easy, he's using standard Republican circle-jerk reasoning. Another lesson learned from Der Leader, never take responsibility for anything bad, only good, regardless if you had anything to do with something positive.

ificandream

(10,688 posts)
15. Blaming Democrats? The Republicans are just sheep doing what Trump/Musk tell them to do.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 09:40 AM
Yesterday

Anyone with half a brain sees who's at fault here.

Emile

(30,689 posts)
16. Personal responsibility has never been a Republican trait.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 09:43 AM
Yesterday

The next Congress Republicans will have even less of a majority.

usaf-vet

(7,012 posts)
19. He can blame Democrats because the MSM has allowed it to happen for years without calling them out for LYING.
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:10 AM
Yesterday

Wiz Imp

(2,341 posts)
20. Don't look now, but there are many Republicans blaming Musk and/or Trump
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:15 AM
Yesterday
'He's not living in reality': Fox News reports GOP lawmakers lashing out at Trump and Musk (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/he-s-not-living-in-reality-fox-news-reports-gop-lawmakers-lashing-out-at-trump-and-musk/ar-AA1waPbI?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=6a95b6c0c87e4114d9c9d1cfa8a06a19&ei=8#)

Writing on X, Fox News reporter Liz Elkind reveals that there is "a LOT of frustration at Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy from rank-and-file House Rs this morning" after the two men publicly killed the bipartisan deal.

"I'll have nothing to do with them after watching them publicly trash the speaker," said one, while another Republican lawmaker accused them of "freelancing and shooting off the hip" to kill the bill without understanding key provisions that they had criticized.

What's more, one unnamed House Republican even expressed frustration with President-elect Donald Trump for going along with Musk.

"Trump doesn’t understand Congress," this member said. "He wants all GOP wins and no concessions to Dems. The Senate and WH are still run by Dems. He’s not living in reality."

MuseRider

(34,400 posts)
24. WOW Wolf is still around?
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 04:20 PM
Yesterday

I quit watching all the news from the big sites long ago. I don't think I have heard his name in forever. I thought the guy was on the other side of the dirt.

BumRushDaShow

(143,999 posts)
25. He's one of the few still there
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 04:35 PM
Yesterday

from earlier times. I just checked and Jeanne Moos had STILL been there (one of the originals) until this past July when she retired after 43 years there. I remember when she had been doing U.N. stuff during the first Gulf War but then eventually veered off into the "offbeat" types of stories.

BumRushDaShow

(143,999 posts)
30. Borger was one of the "later" ones, joining in 2007
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 05:26 PM
Yesterday

Blitzer goes back to the early '90s and Moos go back to the early '80s. Frank Sesno is another who goes back to the '80s and pops in and out on CNN.

MuseRider

(34,400 posts)
29. Thanks!
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 04:54 PM
Yesterday

I remember Jeanne Moos too. Gods, Blitzer has to look a mess by now. I know the difference in me from then to now and they let him do his thing? Thanks.

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