RedState.com editor Erick Erickson has a scoop that should disappoint millions but surprise no one. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is one of the few but growing number of legislators trying to defund the runaway train that is Obamacare, but according to Erickson’s source, the effort is being undermined from the very top of the Republican leadership.
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/359813353855651840
@EWErickson Is anyone surprised?
— The Liberty Project (@TheLibertyProj) July 23, 2013
No.
@EWErickson Zero spine. Will a spine transplant be covered under obamacare ?
— David Shor (@DYShor) July 23, 2013
@EWErickson It's only what GOP voters want. Why would leadership support it? #rollingmyeyes #WHYWELOSE
— Evan P. Williams (@EvanPWilliams) July 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/SCOOPNJ78/status/359812175902146560
The news shouldn’t surprise Lee either, and he doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. In a brief video posted to Instagram today, Lee tells a caller that he has built a coalition of 15 Senators so far.
The momentum is building to eliminate finding for #obamacare. http://t.co/dPmSkXvT5o
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) July 23, 2013
No surprise here: among those Senators on board is Texas’ Ted Cruz, who says he won’t vote to fund one penny of Obamacare. Florida’s Marco Rubio seems to be on board as well.
Under no circumstance will I vote for continuing resolution that funds 1 penny of Obamacare #DefundObamacare pic.twitter.com/7nX42AauP0
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) July 23, 2013
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The next short term budget, which will be taken up in September, should not fund #ObamaCare http://t.co/qlFhgVEmto
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) July 23, 2013
Could some of the momentum to defund Obamacare be coming from the Democrats? Lee notes that moderate Democrats aren’t so comfortable riding the Obamacare train now that the wheels are coming off one by one.
Moderate Democrats are quitting on #Obamacare: http://t.co/CNQjlyysrX #ObamacareReadingList #DontFundIt
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) July 23, 2013
Conservative and moderate democrat support for #ObamaCare has slipped nearly 30% since it passed in 2010. http://t.co/5RssHlc645
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) July 23, 2013
New @washingtonpost–@ABC poll shows #ObamaCare is losing Democrat support. http://t.co/FhRcK7Fwu4 pic.twitter.com/FNJNhyAa2C
— Senator John Thune (@SenJohnThune) July 23, 2013
Could someone make sure the GOP leadership sees that chart?