(CNN) – They’re hard-charging, compromise-damning members of Congress, and they’ve changed the debate in Washington over the size and spending of the government.
In recent days, Republican hard-liners in the debt ceiling talks have been vociferous in their rhetoric.
(Top left corner: Kevin Yoder; Center: Joe Walsh; Lower Left: Mike Lee; Lower Right: Tim Griffin)
Filed under Barack Obama, Congress, Democrats, humor, parody, politics, Republicans, Senate, snark, television, Wordpress Political Blogs
From TALKING POINTS MEMO:
For Speaker John Boehner, the announcement of a deal funding the government caps one of the most dangerous period of his tenure as leader of his party, a long negotiation that tested his control of his members and his reputation with a general public that has yet to form a clear opinion on his leadership.
While he avoided a potentially disastrous shutdown, only time will tell whether he kept his hold on his party. Already some conservative Republicans are expressing their dismay at the deal.
Filed under abortion, Barack Obama, Congress, Democrats, Harry Reid, humor, John Boehner, Mike Huckabee, parody, politics, Republicans, Senate, snark, Tom Coburn, Wordpress Political Blogs
