http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/30/first-on-cnn-moderate-house-republicans-working-to-line-up-votes-on-their-own-plan/?hpt=hp_t1
For your own consideration I will also post it here to save you time:
Washington (CNN) - Moderate House Republicans who want to fund the government with no strings attached are working to line up votes against a House GOP plan to renew federal coffers while chipping away at Obamacare, multiple GOP sources involved in the effort tell CNN.
Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pennsylvania, Rep. Peter King, R-New York, and others are feverishly making calls to stage what would effectively be a revolt.
They say they are hoping there are enough GOP members like them who are fed up with the tactics of the leadership that they can find enough votes to defeat the first procedural measure, known as the rule.
They say they are hoping there are enough GOP members like them who are fed up with the tactics of the leadership that they can find enough votes to defeat the first procedural measure, known as the rule.
That would prevent the House GOP leadership from even bringing their plan up at all.
Given the makeup of the GOP caucus, these House Republican moderates would need in the ballpark of 20 Republicans to agree to defy their leadership, and be willing to face what will undoubtedly be the wrath of the conservative grassroots.
If you disagree with what I think I would like to hear your opinion in the comments. Personally I think it is hard to read this article and not see the slant that CNN seems to be putting on it. Just in the first paragraph, we can see "House Republicans...chipping away at Obamacare..." They are saying the Republican party is divided (which we know to be true based on what has been going on the last couple years). It then talks about how a representative wants to have what would be a "revolt". I find the idea laughable at this point. Is it too much to ask for a Congress that will actually act like mature adults and work on solutions instead of pouting for not getting their way and shouting no?
Let us shift over and check out what is going on over at Fox News now. Here is the link to one of their articles on the subject:
Their article is a little bit longer so I'm not going to able to link it. If you're too busy to read I'll try and give you the highlights. Here is a quote from the article:
The Senate earlier Monday rejected a GOP proposal that would delay the health care law by one year and repeal an unpopular medical device tax. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid warned Republicans not to fiddle with the spending bill any more. "As we said Friday, nothing has changed. If they try to send us something back, they're spinning their wheels," Reid said.
Now, the wording of this statement would seem to lean against the Democratic controlled Senate. "The Senate rejected" It might not seem so bad, but in this context as the reader it seems to put them in a negative light. Then we have what seems to be a threatening statement from Harry Reid, that they are not willing to compromise. It could be true, yes, but the wording of it makes it seem very negative and tries to create sides to the story.
On a side note, one of the things that confuses me most about the whole situation with the 'Obamacare' issue is the fact that this has already been passed by Congress. It was signed by the President and upheld by the Supreme Court. Obama won the election again with his health care plan as part of his platform. Yet there are still those that do not want it. I fail to see the logic, but maybe that is just me.
There is another passage I would like to take a look at.
Democrats have already labeled this a "Republican government shutdown." But Republicans on Sunday hammered Reid and his colleagues for not coming back to work immediately after the House passed a bill Sunday morning.
This statement has two parts to it. The first is that it makes it seem like the Democrats are the only one blaming the other. The second is that it calls out the Democrats for not showing back up after a bill was passed. I have no problem with these things as long as they make sure to use the same language towards the other party as well. This issue is not simply to fault Republicans OR Democrats, it is something that they have BOTH caused and need to work together to fix.
I applaud your effort in finding two stories on the same subject matter from different viewpoints and breaking them down so people can really see how media forms biased opinions. The whole purpose of my blog is to make readers more aware of the bias in the media. It is everywhere, which is not completely unhealthy. There is just always a slant to a story, just like you said. People have to dig deeper for truth. Why should it be so hard? What happened to the media being for the people, not against them?
ReplyDeleteI see the slants in each side of the story. Both are purposely written out this way to give their sides reputable gain in politics. I also agree that the government shutdown was ridiculous. It seems that no one could come to an agreement. Despite views and opposing sides, both need to work together to fix. Capitol Hill has become such a heated, battle zone. America's frustration is rising. I did a blog entry on the government shutdown in 1995 versus the 2013 shutdown. One of the main differences in the shutdown is the fact the President and House Speaker (opposing sides) were willing to compromise and communicated, unlike currently.