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1. #1
   On August 1st, 2008 at 3:33 pm, changer1701 said:

   Awesome…

2. #2
   On August 1st, 2008 at 3:35 pm, iamsaved said:

   Finally, some backbone. Now President Bush needs to get back to the basics and stand for something and reconvene Congress.

3. #3
   On August 1st, 2008 at 3:37 pm, right_on said:

   How long before Pelosi, et al, admonishes Mike Rogers for his lack of decorum? After all, it’s all about image, right?

4. #4
   On August 1st, 2008 at 3:37 pm, abstractmind said:

   Love it.

   lgm and friends…when’s the last time that your representatives did anything like this? And had to go hunting down the press?

   Now, if the GOP would actually tackle all of the issues we have with this kind of tenacity, we might actually get more done.

   Let’s see if this trend continues, or if this is a one shot deal.

5. #5
   On August 1st, 2008 at 3:38 pm, letget said:

   Keep it up-keep it up R’s. I hope this on gobs of blogs keeping people up-dated. Gads, this is a great Friday for me.
   L

6. #6
   On August 1st, 2008 at 3:38 pm, jtex said:

   Senate Republicans needs to join them. Show some solidarity.

   .

7. #7
   On August 1st, 2008 at 3:42 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

   GOP revival: Twittering the House revolt; Hoekstra: “Our voices can’t be shut down”

   BOOYAAA x’s 3!!!

   The question BEGS to be asked:

   Is the RNC listening and watching?

   This is what conservatives want – leaders with “Malkins”.

8. #8
   On August 1st, 2008 at 3:42 pm, tre said:

   Republicans are finally showing they have gum balls.

   Maybe they’ll develop some brass balls.

   Then, maybe, I’ll have faith in them again.

9. #9
   On August 1st, 2008 at 3:43 pm, AF Sarge (Ret) said:

   jtex said:
   Senate Republicans needs to join them. Show some solidarity

   Be even better yet to see some democrates join in also.

   Sarge

10. #10
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:44 pm, Surveyor said:

    shhhhhh….is that the sound of backbones and testicles growing…..why I think it might be! Hooray!

11. #11
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:46 pm, alaskangrizzly said:

    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:37 pm, right_on said:
    How long before Pelosi, et al, admonishes Mike Rogers for his lack of decorum? After all, it’s all about image, right?

    Going on vacation is not an order that must be followed. Good job (R)’s for showing some backbone and standing up for the American public who even in California are in the majority % in favor of drilling for more oil here at home to solve our energy dependence on foreign oil.

    Democrats don’t want more refineries here in the U.S., Democrats don’t want new drilling for oil on U.S. coastlines and artic tundra. Democrats want you to suffer for daring to pollute “Mother Earth” and wait for new technology to eventually come around, one-day-over-the-rainbow so the U.S. can be oil free. If they bring the economy and planes and trains and shipping trucks and people driving to work and tractors plowing the fields to a grinding halt then too bad, we deserve it so sayeth the Demoncrats (D).

12. #12
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:49 pm, wrcnossen said:

    Not to seem tech ignorant – but what is “twitter”?

13. #13
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:51 pm, amerpun said:

    Rep. Hoekstra: Capitol Hill Police under orders to shut down Capitol by 4:30 PM.

14. #14
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:53 pm, letget said:

    I have Fox news on and they are getting this out and will have it on next. FINALLY, let the American public know what is happening. WOW, great for our R’s.
    L

15. #15
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:53 pm, wrcnossen said:

    Do you think the capitol police will arrest our reps on the floor of the house? This keeps getting more interesting. HANG TOUGH!

16. #16
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:53 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:51 pm, amerpun said:
    Rep. Hoekstra: Capitol Hill Police under orders to shut down Capitol by 4:30 PM.

    No WAY!! Will they make arrests? That would be awesome if our reps were to get arrested over this. Some real back bone that would be!!!

17. #17
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:54 pm, jellibean said:

    wrc:
    Twitter is a social micro-blog site. You have 140 characters to state a thought–what you’re doing, something you’re thinking about, etc.

    You can follow friends or people who interest you, and reply to other people’s tweets.

    http://www.twitter.com

    I’m addicted.

18. #18
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:54 pm, et said:

    If a few democrats would join with the republicans they would have a quorum.

19. #19
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:55 pm, allrsn said:

    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:51 pm, amerpun said:
    Rep. Hoekstra: Capitol Hill Police under orders to shut down Capitol by 4:30 PM.

    Is this legal??

    The Republicans MUST take advantage of this move!!

20. #20
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:56 pm, wrcnossen said:

    jellibean – thanks. I will check it out.

21. #21
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:56 pm, cyrebus said:

    They should record it in chunks and upload it to the Internet. More viewers this way ;P

22. #22
    On August 1st, 2008 at 3:58 pm, Bob in Myrtle Beach said:

    The house Republicans has 5 weeks to get their voices heard unimpeeded…this has the potential to change the face of modern american politics. This is a true fillibuster that must continue. Everyone in this BLOG who supports this act must now come awake and act. Contact your Congressman or Senator, tell them how you feel.

    It’s “Mr. Smith comes to Washington”, and despite the efforts to squelch this, if it can last as long as the democrats wish to stay on vacation, you’ll see them return to a totally different political dynamic with the popular opinion being handed over to the minority party. The American people LOVE the underdog and will support this as long as the effort is honest and sincere.

    Besides, arn’t you upset that they can vote themselves a FIVE WEEK paid vacation?

    KEEP THE CAUSE ALIVE!

23. #23
    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:15 pm, Storm Chaser said:

    I was thinking of “Mr Smith Goes to Washington” too. This effort is worthy of its own movie, especially if it wakes up more people.

24. #24
    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:17 pm, chapoutier said:

    lgm and friends…when’s the last time that your representatives did anything like this?

    About 3 years ago.

25. #25
    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:18 pm, walterc said:

    Storm Chaser said:

    I was thinking of “Mr Smith Goes to Washington” too. This effort is worthy of its own movie, especially if it wakes up more people.

    Good luck getting Hollywood to make a movie like that. Well they may take some “artistic liberty” with the facts and change it so the demoncrats are doing the right think for America.

26. #26
    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:24 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:17 pm, chapoutier said:
    About 3 years ago.

    Were they arrested? 4 minutes to go and see if the Rep’s get arrested.

27. #27
    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:25 pm, lwssdd said:

    Are we keeping roll call even if it is unofficial?

28. #28
    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:25 pm, Damocles said:

    Never “got” Twitter but it sure is paying off now…

29. #29
    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:27 pm, Ocracoke said:

    Except when the Dems did it three years ago, it was make-believe. A fake impeachment inquiry isn’t exactly the same thing….

30. #30
    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:51 pm, abstractmind said:

    In the Capitol basement yesterday, long-suffering House Democrats took a trip to the land of make-believe.

    They pretended a small conference room was the Judiciary Committee hearing room, draping white linens over folding tables to make them look like witness tables and bringing in cardboard name tags and extra flags to make the whole thing look official.

    chap, this isnt even remotely close to being the same thing. Those guys staged a mock commitee and tried to make things official, as i’ve noted above from the link provided.

    They were pretending to do work. They weren’t actually trying to accomplish anything other than some media attention. notice there were MSM cameras, coverage, etc.

    I believe, in this case, this is something completely different. And much more important.

31. #31
    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:55 pm, Rorschach said:

    Also three years ago they didn’t have to go find the MSM and drag them kicking and screaming over to cover it either. you couldn’t beat the cameras off with a stick! Shiela Jackson Lee was writhing on the floor of the house in total orgasmic ecstasy for all the cameras in her vicinity.

32. #32
    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:59 pm, love2rumba said:

    This is the change we’ve been waiting for, Beltway GOP.

    Finally!

33. #33
    On August 1st, 2008 at 5:14 pm, Kokonut said:

    17600+ views on Qik so far since 5:15 PM ET.

34. #34
    On August 1st, 2008 at 5:15 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    Partial list of patriotic Republicans:

    http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/08/house-republicans-refuse-to-vacate.html#comments

35. #35
    On August 1st, 2008 at 5:19 pm, allrsn said:

    On August 1st, 2008 at 4:17 pm, chapoutier said

    Hey, that reminds me of win I was a kid playing ‘make believe games’. We had fun doing it too. I do not think I would enjoy is now and haven’t for decads.

36. #36
    On August 1st, 2008 at 5:20 pm, allrsn said:

    *decades

37. #37
    On August 1st, 2008 at 5:24 pm, allrsn said:

    As I go back and read the posts I see many of you picked out the childs ‘make believe game’.

    It does not surprise me that the left would take this serously because they prefer living in ‘fantasy’ then ‘reality’.

38. #38
    On August 1st, 2008 at 5:25 pm, allrsn said:

    *seriously

    not a good typing day for me

39. #39
    On August 1st, 2008 at 6:41 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    ????
    On August 1st, 2008 at 6:40 pm, Christian Soldier said:
    L_O_T_E
    Where was he in all of this???

    He should have been there on the floor or made a statemnent

40. #40
    On August 2nd, 2008 at 12:19 am, jamesrileyjr said:

    OK one thing I’m noticing from all the major tech blogs (TechCrunch, TechDirt, Engadget, Gizmodo and others) is total silence. On any other issue, you’d see them tripping over themselves (Gizmodo and Engadget especially) to bring this sort of news to readers everywhere. I’m rather surprised by TechCrunch and TechDirt, which are usually known for being politically neutral and for chiding each side where necessary (their editors and core bloggers are quite careful to maintain neutrality or the semblance thereof). No word from any of them on how Twitter and Qik have successfully and quite obviously circumvented restrictions that old media could never have blown past.

    I for one will start following these gentlemen on Twitter from here on.

41. #41
    On August 3rd, 2008 at 1:29 pm, Alphonse said:

    This is the change we’ve been waiting for, Beltway GOP.

    ??? Pandering for votes masquerading as pretend outrage?

    Big spending, corrupt, open borders, me-too Republicans are still the same big spending, corrupt, open borders, me-too Republicans.