Can’t the new House Republican majority do anything right? Even something as simple as booting Rep. Ilhan Omar off the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where she belongs as much as I belong on Al Qaeda’s councils, can’t proceed because some House Republicans are protecting her.
“Because “some people did something” on 9/11 “Muslims in America are the victims,” according to Omar, who also thinks designated terrorist group CAIR was created because “some people did something” on 9/11. But that’s a lie, too. CAIR has been operating in America since 1994, as a North American arm of Hamas.
FrontPage Mag – Daniel Greenfield (h/t Nita)
Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) on Friday joined a group of House Republicans opposed to kicking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) off the Foreign Affairs Committee, putting the high-profile effort dangerously close to failing. Buck, a member of the right-wing Freedom Caucus, told NBC News’ Chuck Todd he is against Republicans removing Democrats like Omar from their committees.
“I think that we should not engage in this tit-for-tat,” Buck said.
After saying he’s opposed to Omar’s removal, Buck added: “I have a little bit less certainty about Congressman Schiff and Swalwell on Intelligence just because it’s a little bit different than a regular committee. But I’m going to think through that and make a decision.”
Buck is the third House Republican to say they oppose removing Omar, along with Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN).
House Republican conference member Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN), said Tuesday she opposes Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) plan to strip committee assignments from several House Democrats. Why it matters: Her comments put an expected vote to kick Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) off the Foreign Affairs Committee in serious jeopardy as Republicans, with their narrow majority, can only afford to lose a handful of votes.
Not engaging in tit-for-tat, better known as not fighting back, has worked brilliantly for Republicans thus far. So what’s the plan to dissuade Democrats from doing this when they’re next in the majority? Scold them by emphasizing that Republicans will not lower themselves to engaging in any tit-for-tat. Do anything you like to us, but we will not respond with tit-for-tat.
Beautiful.
Rep. David Joyce (R-OH), the chair of the moderate Republican Governance Group, told Axios on Tuesday that Omar “should at least be given the opportunity to defend her prior statements” on the House floor.
“I haven’t taken a position on it because I haven’t seen a case against her, but I think she’s entitled to due process and she should be able to make her case on why she shouldn’t be [removed].”
“I don’t think tit for tat is necessary here,” said Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY). “We should be better than what the Democrats were.”
Did someone send out a tit-for-tat memo?
The emerging consensus is that Republicans were elected to be “better” than Democrats by surrendering to them. It’s worked brilliantly for generations. Bound to work again now.
“When I am weaker than you, I ask you for Freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your Freedom because that is according to my principles.” ― Frank Herbert
These RINOs are ignoring the fact that Omar is a threat to national security and has abetted her brother’s criminal activities. That should be end of story. This creature deserves to be booted from Congress, not merely the committee she was on.
“Tolerance of the intolerant ends in the destruction of the tolerant.” Karl Popper
Sorry to hear other RINOs have joined the original two.If only McCarthy could disciplinethese idiots or their constituents rise up against them. Your “Please Don’t feed the RINOs” sign says it all. Winston Churchill said something similar: “When Musims are in the minority they are very concerned with minority rights, when they are in the majority there are no minority rights.”
Scum nothing but,these Rino’s need to be thrown off there comities if they keep Omar on the sensitive committee,she’s a frighin TERRORITIS!!
I’m wondering when these squishy Republicans will make a play to include the Muslim Democratic Socialist and fake Palestinian, Rashithead Tlaib, on the House Foreign Affairs Committee?
Too many in the right have an natural attraction to these Islamic types. Almost as bad as both the Muslims and leftists. These people are useful tools for both Muslims and leftists.
When I opened Google today, there is a green square with a safety pin in its corner, and when you put your mouse over it, it reads: “Day for Action Against Islamophobia”.
It wouldn’t be nice to wish for a Jihadi event at Google’s headquarters, but…
Why wouldn’t it?
New crop, same seed…
Spineless twits and traitors, one and all.