EPIC Fail: Boehner, Republicans Caving On Homeland Security Funding

As anyone with a grip on Reality knew would happen eventually, Weeper of the House John Boehner (Eunuch-OH) has thrown in the towel on holding Homeland Security funding hostage to his Crackpot Caucus' demand that a poison pill provision be included overturning President Obama's immigration actions:

In a major victory for President Barack Obama, the Republican-led House relented on Tuesday and will back legislation to fund the Homeland Security Department through the end of the budget year, without restrictions on immigration. 

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, outlined the dwindling options for his deeply divided GOP caucus on Tuesday morning after the Senate left the House with little choice. Boehner pointed out that the issue is now in the hands of the courts.

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"Nothing to see here, move along, move along:"  The decision was clearly timed to coincide with Bibi "Bomb Bomb" Netanyahu's speech to Congress this morning, but it won't be enough of a fig leaf to hide this disaster for the Republican/ New Confederate/ Stupid Party.

What Dumbya Really Thinks About Homeland Security

The Assministration is preparing the FY 2009 Homeland Security budget to go to Congress in February, and it's a mess. Since Dumbya checks out in the first quarter of FY 09, it will be a budget that the next Administration would have to live with.

According to ABC News, the budget that Dumbya's proposing for state and local homeland security grants is only $1.4 billion, down from $3.2 billion in 2008. What's more alarming is that funding for port security, transit security and local emergency management operations has been zeroed out. Congress is certain to reject these cuts, and this final piece of the Decider's handiwork will be dead on arrival.