Koch brother's employee Jim DeMint ... ah ... has been plotting to sabatoge the US Economy since January 20, 2009 along with House GOP Leaders: Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy.
That's right, on January 20, 2009 Republican Leaders in Congress literally plotted to sabotage and undermine U.S. Economy during President Obama's Inauguration. At that time, Koch brother's employee, Jim DeMint, was a US Senator from South Carolina.
Let's get something straight from the giddy-up, a Continuing Resolution (CR) legally relates only to Discretionary spending, just government agency budgets and nothing else. CR's do not affect non-descretionary spending. The Affordable Care Act is mandatory spending so anyone with even half a brain would know that the GOP threat to shut down government or delay, defund, rip-up or rip-out the ACA by way of the Continuing Resolution is legally, the wrong place to have that type of legislation.
Therefore, since delaying, defunding, or ripping up the ACA Law is prohibited language in a Continuing Resolution, this GOP led Shutdown Government Plan clearly is not really about Obamacare -- because Obamacare will be law regardless.
Rather, the GOP led Government Shutdown Plan is really about the GOP's desire to continue with their plot to sabotage the US Economy.
In Robert Draper's book, "Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives" Draper wrote that during a four hour, "invitation only" meeting with GOP Hate-Propaganda Minister, Frank Luntz, the below listed Senior GOP Law Writers literally plotted to sabotage, undermine and destroy America's Economy.
The Guest List:During the four hour meeting:
Frank Luntz - GOP Minister of Propaganda
Rep. Paul Ryan(R-WI)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA),
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX),
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX),
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA),
Sen. Jim DeMint (SC-R),
Sen. Jon Kyl (AZ-R),
Sen. Tom Coburn (OK-R),
Sen. John Ensign (NV-R) and
Sen. Bob Corker (TN-R).Non-lawmakers present Newt Gingrich
The senior GOP members plotted to bring Congress to a standstill regardless how much it would hurt the American Economy by pledging to obstruct and block President Obama on all legislation.
These Republican members of Congress were not simply airing their complaints regarding the other party's political platform for four long hours. No, these Republican Congressional Policymakers, who were elected to do 'the People's work' were literally plotting to sabotage, undermine and destroy the U.S. Economy.
Fast forward to July 2013,
Koch brothers paid Jim DeMint to cook up an elaborate "Defund" Fundraising Gimmick with lemmings: Mike Lee and Ted Cruz where they plotted to shut down the government unless President Obama turned white ... err ... no, that's not right, they plotted to shut down the US Government unless President Obama defunded and got rid of the Affordable Care Act.
Part of DeMint, Cruz, Lee Fundraising Gimmick involved asking their Tea Party brethren to go to Koch brother's "DontfundObamacare" website and donate money to Koch brother's founded: Senate Conservative Fund (which is a non-profit fundraising organization the Koch brothers paid Jim DeMint to set up.)
Naturally, Kevin McCarthy and Eric Cantor were excited to go along with Koch brother's scheme to shut down the US Government unless President Obama agreed to deny the People with pre-existing conditions health insurance -- after all -- they know shutting down the US Government is, in and of itself, a means to sabotage the US Economy.
US Economic damage caused by GOP led Government Shutdown:
The 1995 GOP led Government shutdown cost local businesses $14 million per day. The Congressional Research Services calculated the 1995 GOP led Government shutdown as costing $1.4 Billion.
“According to the Department of the Interior, the last government shutdown in 1995-1996 cost local businesses $14 million per day. Our analysis indicates the actual impact on businesses now could be closer to $30 million per day,” the National Parks Conservation Association said.Economists say a GOP led Government shutdown will mean 800,000 federal workers will be furloughed and will hurt the already fragile US Economy.
So, did Kevin McCarthy and Eric Cantor get a major TeaParty "here's our chance to really sabotage the US Economy" hard-on when they realized a 2013 GOP-led Government Shutdown would cost $30 Million per day?