Panic: House Dems yank tax deal rule off floor; Update: “What a screw-up”
Interesting goings-on in Washington. On the House floor just now, Democrats have just withdrawn the rule on the tax deal and moved on to a different bill providing technical corrections for the bankruptcy law.
Jo Maney from GOP Rep. David Dreier’s office explains: “Dems just pulled tax bill rule…they can amend it on the floor without having to go to back to committee. But it’s unclear how they will proceed at this point.”
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Jamie Dupree is on the House floor interviewing Dems about the mess. He tweets: “What a screw up” one floor staffer just told me; House Dems “in the process of discussing” said one top Dem…Some Dems say a confusing rule & parliamentary situation has led to lack of votes for tax deal.”
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Look out people, these snakes are up to something! They do not give up easy and something smells here.
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Is it too late for DeMint to ignore McConnell and demand full reading of the tax bill that is a huge Demonratic Trojan Horse?
“Just like the pied piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like Marionettes
Swaying to the symphony of destruction”
Because while I’d hope House Demonrats would be too stupid to accept a huge win for Obama, I can’t trust that they will be.
Temporary hiccup, they’ll be back on it when they have the votes.
It would be a Christmas miracle if they were unable to pass any of this garbage.
Uh-oh. Bad juju, B’wana.
OT: Military folk, gird your loins.
You’re about to be socially experimented on again.
You mean like Jacobs Ladder?
Jacob Singer: Jezzie? Get me out of here.
Evil Doctor: Where do you want to go?
Jacob Singer: Home.
Evil Doctor: Home? This is your home. You’re dead.
Jacob Singer: Dead? No. I just hurt my back, I’m not dead.
Evil Doctor: What are you, then?
Jacob Singer: I’m alive.
Evil Doctor: Then what are you doing here?
Jacob Singer: I don’t know.
[crying]
Jacob Singer: This isn’t happening.
Evil Doctor: What *is* happening?
Jacob Singer: Get me out of here.
Evil Doctor: There is no out of here. You’ve been killed, don’t you remember?
They either don’t have the votes (hard to believe), Pelosi is totally opposed to some of it and wants to change it, OR, they want to pass some other bills first and are afraid they will run out of time. I opt for door #3. The Bush tax rate extension will happen…everyone knows that. But they want to take care of the Nightmare Act, or some other horrendous item first while they still have time.
I STILL HOPE that DeMint will insist on ANY bill being read before passing. They can run these creeps out of time…I know they can do it if they have the WILL!!
William Jacobsen at “Legal Insurrection” is reporting that there is plan to read the entire “Omnibus Bill”. The START treaty would tie up about nine hours. The omnibus bill reading could take several days.
The socialists are imploding. You know what that means, right?
EXPLOSION MONTAGE!!!
Maybe the people who have to get elected every 2 years took this last election to heart alot more than the senators who figure they have 4 to 6 more years before they have to face the electorate. My senator is up for re-election in 2012, and she has started talking more conservative. Whodathunk? Of course when the votes get cast, she will still be a democrat liberal.
Even though the Ds ignore the Constitution they are masters of the Congress Rule Book.
Is it possible that the House is looking to pass the Senate Tax bill compromise in it’s entirety, and then vote for ANOTHER RECONCILLIATION to it that CHANGES the agreement? Then they could use the back door reconcilliation process in the Senate to pass the update with a simple up or down vote bypassing the 60 vote rule of the senate.
Of course, if they did this AGAIN, there could be no further legislation of ANY kind passed in the Senate once this BAD FAITH approach was taken. This would mean that the House will need to WAIT until the Senate has passed EVERY POSSIBLE ITEM on the Democrat wish list for the 111th Congress. Which would explain why Harry Reid has stated he will be voting on bills right up to the last minute of this lame duck session. He will need Democrats to continue voting on RECONCILLIATION bills until the very end!
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GFS and new Yurpian Community Model- 18 to 24 inches in Foxboro Sunday afternoon into Monday, inch per hour snowfall rates during Packers at Patriots on NBC at 7:30 pm EST Sunday evening???
Much worse than that frankly. Heterosexuals will abandon the military in droves. Seeing guys making out in showers will be just too repulsive.
To make up for this, look for a return of the draft, the real goal, since the new draft will also be for those domestic troops Obama wants.
The thought of a kid on the front lines waiting for the enemy to attack and he has to listen to two or more dudes licking and humping each other in the next foxhole — it’s too much to comprehend.
The equivalent “logic” would be deploying men and women and allowing them to sleep and shower together. This is beyond nuts.
This is the kind of tyranny that makes for real revolutions.
Mister P#18,
Don’t forget about all the illegal aliens that can join if the illegal aliens bill passes.
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I’m sorry but I’m puzzled. I was of the understanding that Democrats were the masters of using confusing rules and parliamentary sleight of hand as part of their modus operandi for governance. How could this happen?
Any of the morons in Congress who vote for the omnibus bill or the Nightmare Act, or DADT need to be thrown out on their arse next time they are up for re-election. We need to keep a running list of WHO they are and HOW they voted. Then, plaster that information everywhere when they are campaigning. Go to their rallies with signs, etc. We must defeat every single one of the traitors. And if they try some corrupt shenanigans in this Lame Duck session, we should find out where they live or vacation and ruin it for them. I am serious. Go to their homes and protest…peacefully, but in large groups. Let them know we are out there and they are being watched!
Now I get it. Michelle Bachman explains why the tax bill has locked up the Democrat’s bowels. It was initiated in a way not prescribed by the Constitution:
It was orginated in the Senate not the House.
I can’t help but suspect that a gay male soldier is just as interested in surviving a battle as a straight male soldier.
If I had the opportunity of having the greatest sexual experience imaginable with the most beautiful woman, but immediately afterwards, I would be killed by a barrage of AK47 fire……I think I would opt to keep my dick in my pants and live another day.
I wonder….who would the “aggressor” be in that situation – the male or female?
Have you ever considered that maybe you are just as unattractive to a gay man as you are to straight women?
Sometimes, I find myself considering if the REAL problem is with us hetrosexual males as opposed to women or gay men.
If some guy I’ve never heard of quotes anonymous sources on Twitter, it must be true.
When they repealed Prohibition, you could drink again afterwards.
When they repealed the 55 mph speed limit (a gift from Carter), it went back to being 70 mph limit.
WHY…WHY….WHY… do the libtards want us to think that repeal of DADT will allow gays to serve again? BS. Before DADT, gays were forced out of the military.
Repealing DADT should mean that gays should be forced out of the military again. DADT was the
that allowed gays to serve without being hunted down.
There on no theoreticals on the battlefield. You aren’t choosing off a Chinese takeout menu. And it has nothing to do with keeping your d*ck in your pants in exchange for cheating death. It has more to do with distractions that will either lead to your death or the deaths of others.
Social progressivism has absolutely no place in a military mission statement – Pentagon spokesperson comments notwithstanding.
Look, it is basic: Let open homosexuals serve when they let me shower with the women.
I don’t find ALL women attractive (and all homsexuals don’t find all men attractive), therefore, using your logic, let me shower with the women and live in close quarters with them.
Our service personnel:
-deserve the finest equipment available.
-deserve the finest training that can be accomplished.
-deserve to live and work in a queer-free environment.
You may be absolutely right. I recall this discussion some time ago. I think they would actually have to repeal old law and write new law. They are in a true legal conundrum/Catch22.
May I suggest less Heath Ledger and more John Wayne?
Leftists may be expert in the art of confusing rules and parliamentary sleight of hand but they seem to be equally adept at shooting themselves in the foot. One can only hope they continue this trend….
Unfortunately, foot wounds are not usually fatal.
Congress=Chinese Fire Drill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_fire_drill
LOL. Robert Duvall, Tom Sellick and Sam Elliot too.
mmmmmm double Ls in each last name. Curious.
Lana Lang, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor….
Republican clerks could talk… real… slow…. and run it way out.
Linda Lovelac….. sorry.
Why do the Okies and Texans have to do all the work?
She makes me gag. Er,……oops
Do not forget the Mississippians. They are legendary.
Hangfire#42,
Also, some might say they didn’t hear what was read all that good and repeat the entire last twenty pages.
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Pat Toomey (who can’t vote until Jan.) has come out in favor of repealing DADT. WTF? He didn’t have to say anything, this will probably be dealt with before he takes office. Is he another Pansey Grahamnesty?
MicheLLe…
IndyRich Put some straight soldiers in the female showers and the tension will be quite high, whether the women think they are as attractive as Pierce Brosnan (Mrs. 49′s favorite) or not.
Now, put a bunch of gays in the men’s showers and the stress will likewise be palpable.
Care to be one of the straights who would be on view by those who might find you attractive?
Will the new Republicans look like the old Democrats??? TBD.
Vote them all out, keep voting them out, until they are all gone … Then keep them out.
This is so very true. When my unit deployed to Iraq in 2004 (we were smack dab in the middle of Sadr City the whole time). This was an MP unit (I was a mechanic) that new they would be doing a lot of door kicking and convoy escorts. our unit command did not want any distractions. The chain of command went as far to have married couples in the unit separated by having either the husband or wife go to our sister unit and vice versa. This way the married couples did not deploy together leading to less distraction (i.e. hubby more worried about keeping his wife safe than paying attention to his job).
So as you can see distractions are a serious thing in war, so why add one with the repeal of DADT?
I love Bobby Jindals idea….not only do you term limit memebrs of Congress, but you bar them from becoming lobyists after they leave Congress. He also has said Congress needs to go back to being a part time job (so perhaps some of these idiots could actually try working for a living and being a Congressmemeber as a part time job).
I am amused that you think the rule of law still matters to our representatives.
Don’t think that can of worms won’t be opened. Besides repealing DADT, there’s consideration of having women serve in front line ground combat units. Once you share a ditch, foxhole, etc, for days or weeks, the next obvious move is unisex housing and showers.
If they repeal DADT it will cause serious disruptions in the war zone. As it is, living arrangements are already tight and so are the bathroom/shower facilities. If DADT is repealed and any soldier is forced to bunk/shower with an openly gay/lesbian soldier then you bet you will see challenges to the seperation of males/females when it comes to latrines and housing. It is distractions just like this that need to be avoided. Remember this are, on average, 18-25 year olds. Many have never been on their own and will test the limits and boundries to see what they can get away with. I am sure any other former NCO’s out there could tell you stories about soldiers they were in charge of and the limits they tried to push just to test and see what they could get away with.
Yeah, I’m sure the progressives attempting to force radical social changes in the military will keep this in mind.
Thanks for the reminder of whom we are dealing with…..
It is easier to just apply for community college. They don’t even need to attend a class.
And how do you do that without running afoul of the 1st Amendment?
None of this will happen anyway until we get the right people in charge. So for now, it’s just a matter of getting people’s heads out of the sand. The message has to be simple: We the people can spend our own money better than the corruptoids can.
When I was drafted in 1971, the Drill Sergeants were gay. They would rape the fat draftees. This is a non-reported problem in the military.
With an openly gay force, the pressure will only increase and it will still go unreported. What we will have is heterosexual males dropping out and more homosexual troops looking for a good time entering.
The gay brigades are going to defend us? With their purses?
Someone explain to me why Michele Bachmann was not put into THE leadership role? Show me the voters and their votes. These frickin’ bozos running the Republican House are pissin me off. She FIGHTS unlike the coward Boehner babies who capitulate to every little crybaby whine from the RINOs. Again, no voice during the lame duck session. When Michele speaks, the entire liberal media publish her words. I don’t care if they attack her. At least she is able to communicate with the zombie population who have no idea what is going on. Let her give interviews as The Speaker. She showed her stuff with Chris Matthews on election night. All of my dough is going to Tea Party activism.
Rep Doofus from State57 proposes that any member of the House can request debate on an issue up for vote with a maximum of 2 minutes per page per member.
Down with bill bundling… It just leads to more and more pork… And less and less responsibility…
Jim Neighbors is gay. I always thought that him and Sgt. Carter had something going on.
Gooooolllyyyy! Shuhhzaaam!