If being the opposition is so difficult for this lot
then won't governing the country will be impossible ?
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GOP lawmakers clash over shutdown
Tensions rise within the party despite control of both chambers of Congress.
A tense debate broke out during a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans on Tuesday, a sign of the serious hurdles GOP leaders face ahead of a critical funding deadline for the nation’s chief domestic anti-terrorism agency.
“Speaker Boehner has my sympathy in that he has a somewhat divided conference — he has to try to balance all the different influences within his conference,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). “He has my sympathies, very tough work.”
“It seems like McConnell and Boehner aren’t even talking to each other,” one veteran GOP senator said. “It is mind-boggling.”
“Sen. McConnell has a difficult job, there’s no doubt about that,” Sessions told reporters later. “But I believe that the issue, the constitutional issue, is greater than a lot of people have fully appreciated.”
And Ted Cruz, the Texas senator and potential presidential candidate, stayed silent and left the lunch before it ended.
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