More Kabuki theater from Nan to keep her relevant and in the news.
Via The Hill
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is facing conflicting pressures from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a high-stakes vote over the GOP’s year-end government funding package.
Some Democrats are signaling support for the Republican proposal, viewing it as the best chance to secure long-term funding for most government functions while the Democrats still control the Senate.
Others are calling for a united Democratic opposition to the “cromnibus” bill, both to highlight Republican divisions and to protest spending levels they deem too low. […]
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), who has needed Pelosi’s support to push through several budget bills over the last four years, is hoping he won’t have to go crawling back just a month after winning a huge victory in the midterm elections.
But a number of conservatives are balking at Boehner’s strategy, arguing it doesn’t go far enough to counter President Obama’s move to defer deportations for millions of illegal immigrants.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) urged House Republicans to “stand up” and say, “We will not allocate taxpayer dollars to lawless and illegal amnesty.”