Senior Democrat, GOP Aide Get Into Altercation on House Floor
Source: Roll Call
A Democratic effort to stall floor action and highlight the shutdown turned into a shouting match between a member of Democratic leadership and a Republican floor staffer.
What is undisputed: Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., the vice chairman of the Democratic Caucus, had an altercation with a Republican staffer, Chris Vieson, the floor director for Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.
What is in question is what Vieson and Crowley said to each other, and whether Crowley touched Vieson.
It all started when Democrats began lining up to make an endless string of unanimous consent requests for a vote on a “clean” continuing resolution to open up the government.
Over the course of about 25 minutes, Democrats offered 37 unanimous consent requests, all of which were denied by the presiding officer, GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, due to a lack of appropriate clearances.
Democrats could have gone on all day making the unanimous consent requests, and that could have brought a lot of media attention — and made members miss their flights home.
Eventually, Republicans had enough and they decided to pull the bill to cut off debate.
“He had come to our side, was yelling across the aisles that they were shutting down the debate and pulling the bill,” Crowley told reporters. “And I had said to him then that a staffer was shutting down democracy, and he said, ‘That’s right.’”
Read more: http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/joe-crowley-gop-aide-chris-vieson-shouting-match/
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is reading this and knowing they are saying the exact same thing in the tea party 
living in fantasy land and they still act like they had nothing to do with it..
Four times this week I've been a dollar short... 
What is the Asian country that has debates that break into chair throwing sometimes?
awww come on!
Guess somebody will make sure those cameras were not functional at that exact moment. 
Specially when it is Martini time for the GOP.
IT'S MARTINI TIME LYRICS
Reverend Horton Heat
"It's Martini Time" Ringtone to your Cell
Hey, buddy do you got the time?
No I don't got a watch can you spare a dime,
But I got two olives and a couple of limes,
Guessin' that means it's martini time.
The Martinis that brought you the loss,
I didn't even ask or care what they cost,
I lost my job for no reason or rhyme,
Guessin' that means it's martini time.
Martini time (vodka ice shaker!),
Martini time (olive or lime!),
Martini time (gotta have glasses!),
Make it with a layer of ice this time.
Dirty, dry up, or in between,
From the very first sip you know what I mean,
When you're out with a babe you don't nickel or dime,
Guessin' that means it's martini time.
Martini time (vodka ice shaker!),
Martini time (olive or lime!),
Martini time (gotta have glasses!),
Make it with a layer of ice this time.
It's martini time.
I live my life for a layer of ice
Just like those poured by my bartender vice
Any taste of vermouth would be really sublime,
When you have a good martini time!
It's Martini time (vodka ice shaker!),
Martini time (olive or lime!),
Martini time (gotta have glasses!),
Perfectly poured and top of the line.
It's martini time
It's martini time
thats not fair. We are just going to pick up our toys and go home, nahnahnah! So what people are suffering, they can just wait till we get back.
Forget calling, emailing or faxing, all their offices are closed until the government is funded again. I have already run into that! We have no voice in government at this moment! Like we ever did, but thats beside the point. Don't believe me, find your's reps website and send an email and see what happens.
Here is what happened to me....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=615894
On edit: Just in case no one read the article link in the thread.....
It all started when Democrats began lining up to make an endless string of unanimous consent requests for a vote on a “clean” continuing resolution to open up the government.
Over the course of about 25 minutes, Democrats offered 37 unanimous consent requests, all of which were denied by the presiding officer, GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, due to a lack of appropriate clearances.
Democrats could have gone on all day making the unanimous consent requests, and that could have brought a lot of media attention — and made members miss their flights home.
http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/joe-crowley-gop-aide-chris-vieson-shouting-match/
I like your pseudonym, I reply with...non sibi sed patriae.
Would they have a quorum? Wishful thinking? 
They're laughing at us.
...kicked his F'n teeth in. 
