2,000 happy, chanting Tea Party demonstrators brought to Congress by Americans For Prosperity

Bachmann and Pence seem ready for a shutdown

Barring a political earthquake, those lucky Republicans will include two of the caucus’ most prominent members, Rep. Mike Pence and Rep. Michele Bachmann. Both want to cut deeper than the $33 billion accepted by Democrats, but neither is embracing the role of deal-breaker now offered to them by critical Democratic leaders, including Senate Majority Leaders Harry Reid.

On Wednesday, both legislators won repeated applause from at least 2,000 happy, chanting Tea Party demonstrators brought to Congress by Americans For Prosperity. Both called for deeper cuts and balanced budgets, both praised the demonstrators, but neither said they’d torpedo a compromise approved by House Speaker John Boehner.


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