Ahead of the debt ceiling vote last night, Congressman
Charles Boustany (R-Lafayette) appeared to flip-flop and now blame his fellow
Republicans for the government shutdown.
In the National Journal, Boustany said, “There are members
with a different agenda and I’m not sure they’re Republicans and I’m not sure
they’re conservative.”
He also called members of the Tea Party Caucus “members who
are in complete denial about their responsibility to govern and to try to use
conservative principles to get the best possible legislative package we can
get.”
“This could trigger a wave of discontent that could wash out
our Republican majority in the House if we’re not careful – it’s getting to
that level.”
When the shutdown began, Boustany placed the blame for it
squarely on President Obama saying,
“President Obama promised to bring hope and
change to Washington. Instead, he’s caved to an unpopular liberal agenda light
on compromise and heavy on partisanship.”
By taking aim at his fellow Republicans who did stand their
ground, it would appear that Boustany also caved.
