york, doesn t want to shut down homeland security. he just tells reporters that people think we re crazy. this is like living in the world of the crazy people. mark kurt was even more blunt. he is frustrated with republicans in the house who he thinks want to let homeland security shut down. he says we really as a governing party, we got to fund homeland security and say to the house, here is a straw so you can suck it up. on the other side there is republican congressman john fleming saying if they keep oklahomaland security running, keep it open, the conservative base would be running. it would put congress in very very delicate territory. matt salmos says if john bay ner
republicans in the house who he thinks want to let homeland security shut down. he says we really, as a governing party, we got to fund homeland security and say to the house, here is a straw so you can suck it up. on the other side, there is republican congressman john fleming saying if they keep oklahomaland security running, keep it open, the conservative base would be running. it would put congress in very, very delicate territory. matt salmos says if john boehner acts to shut it down, he will find himself on, quote, very thin ice. this is what it has been like for the last 48 hours going into the shut down. look at the headlines. gop lawmakers clash, republicans grapple with internal rifts, right?