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Skidmore

(37,364 posts) Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:04 PM Jan 2013

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MSNBC reporting that House will put the Senate bill on the floor and that the Rs in the House

"stared in to the abyss and saw a public relations nightmare." (Mike Vicquiera reporting this). Vote will happen as soon as the rules are decided on.

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MSNBC reporting that House will put the Senate bill on the floor and that the Rs in the House (Original Post) Skidmore Jan 2013 OP

if they had a shred of intelligence, they could have spent the day at home. spanone Jan 2013 #1

Uh, there's no rules to decide on. It's an up and down vote, either you get it or GTFO of Congress Panasonic Jan 2013 #2

We are talking about Teabaggers here. Skidmore Jan 2013 #5

Twitter: CNN and CBS saying the same cal04 Jan 2013 #3

Twitter is crawling with Teabaggers tonight. Skidmore Jan 2013 #11

they just now realized this would be a "public relations nightmare".. DCBob Jan 2013 #4

Would be or has been? proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #6

both. DCBob Jan 2013 #8

Ya a little late. aandegoons Jan 2013 #7

It's like Wile E. Coyote Realizing He Ran Off The Cliff jberryhill Jan 2013 #9

HA! indeed. DCBob Jan 2013 #10

Senate Bill on House Floor leanforward Jan 2013 #12

spanone

(135,880 posts)

1. if they had a shred of intelligence, they could have spent the day at home.

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:05 PM

Jan 2013

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

2. Uh, there's no rules to decide on. It's an up and down vote, either you get it or GTFO of Congress

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:05 PM

Jan 2013

preferably via a resignation.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

5. We are talking about Teabaggers here.

Reply to Panasonic (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:06 PM

Jan 2013

cal04

(41,505 posts)

3. Twitter: CNN and CBS saying the same

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:06 PM

Jan 2013

House will vote on clean Senate fiscal cliff bill tonight during 9 p.m. hour, per CNN, CBS, NBC.

https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol

House to vote only on Senate/WH 'fiscal cliff' plan. Attempts to add spending cuts not happening tonight
https://twitter.com/BreakingNews

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

11. Twitter is crawling with Teabaggers tonight.

Reply to cal04 (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:18 PM

Jan 2013

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

4. they just now realized this would be a "public relations nightmare"..

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:06 PM

Jan 2013

fools.

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)

6. Would be or has been?

Reply to DCBob (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:07 PM

Jan 2013

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

8. both.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:09 PM

Jan 2013

for sure.

aandegoons

(473 posts)

7. Ya a little late.

Reply to DCBob (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:09 PM

Jan 2013

But only if America can take the red pill.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

9. It's like Wile E. Coyote Realizing He Ran Off The Cliff

Reply to DCBob (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:13 PM

Jan 2013

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

10. HA! indeed.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:14 PM

Jan 2013

leanforward

(1,077 posts)

12. Senate Bill on House Floor

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:19 PM

Jan 2013

Anything is possible. After all of that posturing a few hours ago, and now this 23rd hour, maybe. Who's the fly on the wall in the Conference room? Must be Mike V. Does anybody in the DU have contacts or an understanding in that witches brew.

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