This is what happens when your agenda is stalled, your popularity is dropping and your nuts are exposed by Breitbart's Big Government. Can you hear us now?
Today House Republicans will introduce a bill that would end all federal funding to ACORN and its affiliates. Republicans are also sending a letter to President Obama on the same subject.
The action comes after the release, on the website BigGovernment, of three undercover videos showing ACORN employees in Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City offering advice on how to evade taxes, cover up prostitution activity, and abet the use of minors in prostitution. In the wake of those disclosures, the U.S. Census cut its ties with ACORN, and yesterday the Senate voted 83-7 to cut off housing funds for the organization.
House Republicans point out that they have long pushed for a cutoff in government funding for ACORN. Republican leader John Boehner last year sent a letter to President Bush asking for the defunding of ACORN. There is already Republican legislation calling for the total cutoff of Housing and Urban Development Department funds to ACORN, and Rep. Darrell Issa, the ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, took a leading role in pushing for the Census Bureau decision.
"GOP Out For Obama's Nuts"
It's nice to see the GOP finally making common cause with Jesse Jackson.
Posted by: Pablo | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 10:54 AM
About time!
There is absolutely no reason the US government should be involved with or supporting ACORN.
Posted by: Philip McDaniel | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Let's face it. We _ARE_ out for his nuts. Politically speaking, of course.
Posted by: Paul A'Barge | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Thrilled to see Republicans growing a pair. Your headline is inspired!
Posted by: Sissy Willis | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 12:16 PM
This is the best news I've heard since Van Jones being thrown under the bus!
Posted by: xerocky | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Distance. Barry will be all about distance here. He barely remembers ACORN; was in contact with them for there a short time, if at all; might have done a little inconsequential legal work; They may have been just one of many clients; They were around the neighborhood he lived in; went to school with his kids; Ran into them at a few functions; ACORN who?
Posted by: joyMc | Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 05:53 AM
ACORN=BO's Waterloo. Jump right in the ongoing discussion Obots, what ya got to lose?
Posted by: WestWright | Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 10:58 AM