The House is in an uproar. Pelosi has a Privilege Resolution up

calling the Rs on holding open votes to twist arms.

Lots of catcalling and shouting going on.

Pelosi "I know you don't want to hear it, but too bad."

understandable answer to what exactly is going on?

This is going to get really GOOD!

by the reading of the resolution.

If he were caught in a three-way with Britney Spears and Satan.

Seriously, besides her recorded output, what did she do to deserve to be put in that company?

But still, Satan and DeLay? She's not Hitler.

All I know is in the F911 film is she said we should support and trust him. :shrug:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA....

close to that. She's a real shitbrain that should be a role-model for nobody's kid.

:spray: :rofl:

Are the R's holding up a vote now, or is Pelosi going after them for previous votes?

Damn I can't get through to CSPAN

the resolution would prompt the speaker to stop allowing votes to be held open while "arm twisiting and bribery" were happening on the floor to get members to change their votes.

Should have saved this for a final hours before vacation and sent it through when most repugs had left for vacation - like they did the Schaivo crap! That would have been magical! :rofl:

About damned time something was done about that.

I thought no one was paying attention!!

:whew:

What a resolution!!! Go Nancy Go!

the house reading clerk is reciting something.

play by play plz

Someone trying to table the resolution. Recorded vote requested.

Was that Rangle that asked for a second reading?

The speaker was like an auctioneer... he couldn't get the motion to table voted on quickly enough!

I caught the tail end of this one. There's now a 15 minute vote on the motion to table the resolution which would reject the culture of corruption. Did I get that right?

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this one isntructs the speaker to stop the practice of keeping the votes open so long.

so far there's 3 of them. On a good note, there's one Republican voting to not table the motion.

one vote changed...

Electronic vote for the resolution to be tabled just got started.

You know it's going to be strictly by Party line.

ed to match Rep. Pelosi's terminology

Get the assholes on record so we can create yet another election piece on why they should be voted out of office.

:kick:

:D

People need to see the corruption!! I loved when Nancy said "you don't want to hear it but you will."

http://www.newsforreal.com/

Squeezing The Grapes of Wrath
Stephen Pizzo

Just last month GOP compassionate conservatives, who have given nearly $2 trillion in tax cuts largely benefiting the rich, cut $50 billion from programs for the poor. This wasn't a "let them eat cake" move by the GOP, because they took the cake too and dutifully parsed it out to their friends.

Washington Post -- The House passed three separate tax cuts yesterday and plans to approve a fourth today, trimming the federal revenue by $94.5 billion over five years -- nearly double the budget savings that Republicans muscled through the House last month....GOP leaders portray the tax bills -- for the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, affluent investors, U.S. troops serving in Iraq and taxpayers who otherwise would be hit by the alternative minimum tax -- as vital to keeping the economy rolling. (Full Story)

But wait, the math doesn't add up. They squeezed the poor as hard as they dared but could only get $50 billion out of them. Where'd the other $44.5 billion come from?

Well, they borrowed it from your kids, of course. (Screw the little bastards! They can't vote yet.) So Republicans borrowed again. They just shoved the national platinum card into the ATM (China) and took a $44.5 billion cash advance, then gave it to their already comfortable constituents. It's a win/win for the GOP. The poor, if they vote at all, vote Democrat. And the kids don't vote at all. But corporations vote with their checkbooks and the wealthy vote twice -- once with their checkbooks then their ballots. A win/win.

But I predict this will be the final squeezing of the grapes of wrath. At a certain point there's just no juice left, and we've reached that point.

continued

Rigth now there are 3 dem votes for yea. Who's votes are these?

If only we could have seen the faces of the 'pukes . . .

and we can impeach the bastards before Christmas and install Nancy Pelosi as president!!! Nancy's amazing.

Nevermind. They're explaining it right now.

Who are these 3 Dems?

Why can't the dems, for once, just be united?

I know it isn't over yet, but these 3 bastards better get with the program...

win, there can be more discussion, which can only be bought about by one of the Member's who voted with the majority. It's a procedural thing, if I remember correctly

I hope to see their names published very soon. These are people who may want to consider another line of work.

:) :hi:

:hi:

And some other jerk.

I'm an idiot.....need to study up, on the house.

and clearly believes that his Rethug cronies will see to it that he stays in office one way or another - maybe he has been assured of a position in the next Repub administration.

and 1 no on repub side

The guy isn't really doing his job if he's not showing it's not in order. I loved how they ignored the guy who wanted a repeat. I wonder why he did. :shrug:

Two Dems that won't denounce R's for leaving the voting open past the allowed time until they "make deals". :grr:

I love that other DUers are out there is watching this too. Kudos to Pelosi!!

The fact that 'pukes are voting on party lines to support the culture of corruption, shame on them! Revolting snakes. They'll probably kill it, too.

Good on Pelosi! Even if 'pukes kill it, good on her for bringing it to the floor. I hope to see more and more of this. :party:

War has been raging in the House for weeks now. The Dems have somehow found their spines lately.

I'm sure. Especially with more from the Abramoff scandal too!

I can't wait to see!

Certain Democrats need to get their head and their ass wired together and get with the program :eyes:

Having to do with holding votes open to twist arms, bribery, etc.

Now the republicans want to vote to kill the resolution.

They never stick together. NEVER.

Now they just gotta get that last guy. :grr: Who is he/she?!?

If the Republicans are voting to kill the resolution it means they endorse corruption!

Perfect for an ad! Quick and easy.

everyone watch....

I seriously doubt Neil Abercrombie would be the lone dissenting Democratic vote on something like this.

Voting when he doesn't know what he's voting on?

I would rather he deliberatley voted against this, than that alternative....

Roberts rules of order allows someone who voted in the majority to open the question up and have discussion and even re-vote the issue. Nancy did this perfect. As somebody pointed out let the repukes leave town early, bring up the question and re-vote.

The repugs just voted to continue their "culture of corruption", and on the record too.

Priceless. :D

:kick:

ed for spell

Missed it live but I figured there will be fireworks today!

to her running mates ;)

I can't believe she was able to pull that off! Got the whole thing read, and got every Republican to vote to endorse corruption!


GO NANCY!!!!

I'm cube bound :(

is MY DAMNED Representative, Jim Marshall...for the damned war, too, and thinks we ought to lay off the president (at least for now--Zell Miller wannabe).

of Congress. They will do what it takes to make a vote swing their way. They have no ethics or standards, all pigs at the trough, sucking on the "tit of K Street".

(I forget what they called him the night of the Republican Withdrawl Vote. Howdy Doody something? Anyone?)

to a gunfight. They're coming strapped now. That's how you handle shitheads like the GOP.

or whatever it's called. It's hilarious!!

Go Pelosi!!!

:kick:

Nancy, :yourock:

Thank you Madam Pelosi! (also very think you canofun!)

Little Adam "Lying Sack of Shit" Putnam called for it to be tabled.
So much decorum in the House -- just like the shouting heads "news" shows. If a Democrat/Progressive opens their mouth, they get shouted down. God forbid anyone hear the truth.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5548950&mesg_id=5549461
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Not the entire incident, but it's definitely worth watching.

:)

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Great news! Now the criminals are on record supporting their culture of corruption! 2006 is going to be a very blue year!

I love to see Rep Pelosi in action!!