Intriguing is a classy way to put it. Fox News’ Harris Faulkner retweeted this tweet from Fox News contributor Richard Grenell.
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/384362794574819328
Hmm. You see, the House voted late Saturday night to delay Obamacare and avert a shutdown. The Senate? It can’t be bothered today.
Why isn't the senate back in session? Is this not important enough for Reid to come to work? #ANHQDC
— Tatra (@tbray123) September 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/pattywilkins/status/384364005864644608
Speaker Boehner took them to task.
Sorry to ruin your Sunday, Senators. Get back to work. New Boehner statement: http://t.co/Keav926RuH
— Brendan Buck (@BrendanBuck) September 29, 2013
John Boehner says if the Senate doesn't work today, "it would be an act of breathtaking arrogance by the Senate Democratic leadership."
— Erin McPike (@ErinMcPike) September 29, 2013
Yep. Boehner’s full statement:
WASHINGTON, DC — House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement after receiving word that the Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate may wait until as late as Monday afternoon to act on House-passed legislation that would prevent a government shutdown:
“The House worked late into the night Saturday to prevent a government shutdown, and the Senate now must move quickly, today, to do the same.
“If the Senate stalls until Monday afternoon instead of working today, it would be an act of breathtaking arrogance by the Senate Democratic leadership. They will be deliberately bringing the nation to the brink of a government shutdown for the sake of raising taxes on seniors’ pacemakers and children’s hearing aids and plowing ahead with the train wreck that is the president’s health care law. The American people will not stand for it.
“I call on the Democratic leaders of the Senate to act today on the measure passed by the House last night, and urge senators on both sides of the aisle to listen to the American people, who do not want a government shutdown and do not want the president’s health care law.”
Crickets?
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/384359091935535104
@RichardGrenell One of mine is sitting in the back pocket of the Democrats, his name is Lindsey Graham. "do you know where your senator is?"
— Susan Reaney (@SSReaney) September 29, 2013
Heh.
Well, perhaps some are taking a page from Nancy Pelosi’s book. She couldn’t be bothered attending the House vote last night. She posted a sneering tweet Sunday morning instead.
This Twitter user answers in a nutshell:
@HARRISFAULKNER @RichardGrenell Not earning his pay.
— William Hess (@billhees) September 29, 2013
Amen.
And these Twitter users sum it all up:
https://twitter.com/GOPfashionista/status/384365436600463360
umm it's in the Senate Call your leader @SenatorReid and get to work @RepJohnYarmuth @HouseDemocrats
— ComfyPaws™ (@ComfyPaws) September 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/serylicious2012/status/384372941653151744
Senate refusing to work today makes it pretty clear Reid wants a shutdown.
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) September 29, 2013
Bingo! Own it, Democrats.
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