SEAN HANNITY

Thursday, September 26th

The Unaffordable Care Act The fallout from Ted Cruz's stand continues as we inch closer towards some sort of resolution regarding the continuing resolution, the debt limit and the defunding of ObamaCare. I want to reiterate a few points about what we saw in the Senate this week. There remains a great-many people (Democrats and Republicans) who are upset with Ted Cruz for what he did this week. There are a lot of people who considered it a waste of time. There are a lot of people who think that Ted Cruz will hurt things in the long-run. But I disagree. The only thing that Ted Cruz is going to hurt is the cushy jobs of the Washington DC elite of both parties. I do not think that a lot of people (particularly in DC and New York) realize how upset Americans are about the fact that no one in Washington seems to be fighting for them. This is why I think Ted Cruz ultimately has the upper-hand here. Ted Cruz has demonstrated a will and a fight and principled passion that Americans have been craving for so long. Democrat, Republican, Independent – Who doesn't want the people in DC to be more responsive to the people rather than so focused on their own jobs, their own power and their own re-election? For more on the this, check out Hannity.com. Why Are We So Afraid Of A Shutdown? Republicans can't seem to get over this paralyzing fear of a government shutdown. Why aren't Barack Obama and Democrats equally as concerned about the potential political fallout of a government shutdown? For whatever reason, everyone in Washington seems to understand that the Republicans are willing to do just about anything in order to avert a government shutdown, NOT because they are afraid of how their constituents will be affected but because they fear being blamed. Fine. Be blamed for a shutdown or abandon your principles, abandon your willingness to fight. I'll tell you what the GOP should fear more than a government shutdown: The GOP should fear an American electorate who is frustrated and upset that they no longer have people in Washington truly fighting for freedom, liberty and limited government. THAT'S what the GOP should be fearing. Ted Cruz showed that it is possible, and I dare say that America wants more of that. In the long run, that is far more impor tant than a potential government shutdown.

So Where Do We Stand? The way things are shaping up, Washington is going to do what it is so good at doing: Kicking the can down the road. Republican sources are saying that a short-term continuing resolution to fully fund the government is being considered, and this will fund the government for another week or so. But keep in mind that we have the debt ceiling debate right around the corner. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sent a letter to John Boehner yesterday explaining that our debt limit will be reached by October 17th. After that date, we can't pay our bills, except with the money flowing in from tax collection. Republicans are considering tying some sort of delay or defund to an increase in the debt limit. The only problem is that Barack Obama has stated that he will absolutely not negotiate on the debt limit. Remember that? The problem for Obama is that the America people disagree. According to a national Bloomberg poll, “61 percent say that it’s 'right to require spending cuts when the debt ceiling is raised even if it risks default,' because Congress lacks spending discipline.” So this unwillingness to negotiate on the debt limit may not play to the president's favor. We are on an unsustainable path and ObamaCare only accelerates our trajectory on that path. We need real leadership in Washington to lead on the big issues. We've seen a glimpse of that this week, but we've got to go a long way if we are going to save this Republic. Today's "Hot Topic" From the Hannity Headlines We Should Look In The Mirror - Posted by Ryooper1 So I'm totally agreeing with Sean these days that Washington needs to get their collective acts together.  I'd say this though.  Before we become too critical of Washington's borrowing, we should take a look in the mirror.  Nearly 70% of Americans don't pay their credit card bill balance in full at the end of the month!  So, debt is nothing new to Americans.  Before we criticize Washington for throwing our futures away, we should take a moment to look at ourselves. >>TV Tonight (9pm ET on Fox News) Senator Ted Cruz on his efforts to defund ObamaCare.