Hoping this isn't a mess. I'm trying a copy and paste....though could put the link in too.

Despite what House Speaker John Boehner says, these 22 Republicans would vote for a clean spending bill

Here’s the list, updated from a similar list published by Huffinington Post, on October 6th. You can click on the name of any representative to see what he said and when he said it. (There are no women on the list. Surprise!)

1. Rep. Pat Meehan (R-Pa)
2. Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.)
3. Rep. Peter King (R- N.Y.)
4. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa)
5. Rep. Jon Runyan (R-N.J.)
6. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.)
7. Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.)
8. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)
9. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)
10. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)
11. Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)
12. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Ca)
13. Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.)
14. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.)
15. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.)
16. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.)
17. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
18. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)
19. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.)
20. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.)
21. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
22. Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.)

By my count, that makes 22 house Republicans who have publicly stated that they would vote for a clean CR, which would end the government shut down. Now admittedly these people are all Republicans. That alone makes it at least somewhat likely that a few on this list are saying one thing, while intending to do just the opposite. On the other hand, when you’ve publicly promised to vote a certain way, voters will hold you accountable. Especially under the current circumstances.

Either way someone’s lying. It could be one or more of the above lawmakers, most of whom say that they would vote for a clean spending bill, if only Boehner would give them a chance (likely). On the other hand, it could be House Speaker John Boehner, who says he doesn’t have enough votes to pass a clean resolution (also likely). It has to be at least one or the other. Unfortunately, it could be both.

As the shut down lingers on, moving now into its second week, the damage that it is doing to the economy continues to add up. We don’t have enough money to feed the poor, but we can afford to lose $300 million a day, just so Congress can prove to the Tea Party nut jobs that they’re ‘doing something to stop Obamacare.’ (They’re actually doing nothing to stop Obamacare.) If these lawmakers really support a clean resolution then they need to be putting the pressure on House Speaker John Boehner to bring one to the floor, before another day passes and another $300 million is piddled away.

Jackie - my arse Congressman isn't on that list though his aide claimed to me he is not a Tea Partier (his predecessor definitely was). Can he have it both ways? He knows he'd be TP'd right of this district, though, but I believe he represents the TP 100% regardless.

Well, for heaven's sake, St. Ronnie forced a universal coverage mandate for emergency care. Myohmy, SOCIALISM!

Courtesy of the Washington Post:

in case Glenn Beck and any of his flaming a''hole followers are unaware. We have laws against hate speech in Canada. He wouldn't be comfortable here.

kay - you raise a good point. It was being told about our speech laws that made Ann Coulter cranky and decline to speak at all in Ottawa a few years ago. There might be some entertainment value to Glenn Beck coming here, being subjected to universal health care, gay marriage, full day school for four year olds in the public system, etc and then see what happens when he says the things he says. He might have to run back to the US and maybe even figure out that his "freedoms" are not being removed there at all. A life changing experience maybe?!

lassie. D'ya think? I don't think he or his ilk are capable of discerning differences, or at least the fact that we are different. (And damn proud of it.) I think that GB et al really think that all others who look sort of like him, you know, middle aged white male gas bag, think as they do.