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WASHINGTON Sen. Mark Kirk made a plea to his Republican colleagues on on Friday after the Senate passed a yearlong funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security.
"Hopefully we're gonna end the attaching of bullshit to essential items of the government," the Illinois Republican, who's up for reelection in 2016, told reporters in the Capitol.
The message appeared to be aimed at House Republicans, who attached a variety of immigration policy restrictions to their DHS funding bill and are still resisting the Senate bill that is free of the provisions. They intend to pass a three-week stopgap bill on Friday to avert a DHS shutdown before the midnight deadline, which would prolong the immigration fight.
"In the long-run, if you are blessed with the majority, you're blessed with the power to govern. If you're gonna govern, you have to act responsibly," Kirk said.
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A Republican said something halfway sensible. I guess it's true - a broken clock is right twice a day.
FSogol
(45,526 posts)Sounds like Kirk is going to get primarried by the screaming hordes that make up the Tea Party.
tridim
(45,358 posts)Will any others follow?
I assume there will be a handful of Republicans in the near future who will want to keep their jobs as their party commits political suicide.
SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)Came out today to call Scott Walker an asshole. Ok he didn't say asshole but took him to task for comparing Unions to ISIS. I almost crapped my pants...
Maybe the glasses really are working..
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Turbineguy
(37,365 posts)charge him with treason.
louis-t
(23,297 posts)Assholes.
msongs
(67,441 posts)items should be banned
Daemonaquila
(1,712 posts)He just broke their golden rule.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)job.