Posted on 02/11/2009 8:48:37 AM PST by kristinn
Republicans have caught the Democrats in a midnight “stimulus” power play that seeks to cut Republican conferees out of the House-Senate negotiations to resolve a final version of the Obama “stimulus” package. Staff members from the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) met last night to put together the “stimulus” conference report.
They intend to attempt to shove this $1.3 trillion spending bill through in the dead of the night without Republican input so floor action can take place in both chambers on Thursday.
I spoke with House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) moments ago about this latest version of Democratic “bipartisanship.” Pence told me, “I think the American people deserve to know that legislation that would comprise an amount equal to the entire discretionary budget of the United States of America is being crafted without a single House Republican in the room.”
How many Senate RINOs will go along with this? Probably, just enough for the Dems to get away with it.
I’m shocked. not
‘How many Senate RINOs will go along with this?’
Three for sure, probably four when Voinovich changes his weak mind as he usually does on such things.
Don’t worry. Arlen will tell us what was said.
And yet Collins, Snowe and Specter continue to support them.
The Dems could lose all three!
Time for the Republicans to “cut and run” from Porkulus.
Of course. But I am kind of shocked they didn’t let a token RINO in at the very least.
I have a theory. Three republicans will go along with every single democrat power grab.
It will be a different three on each bill, so no single RINO can be singled out.
The fist, uh, fix is in...
I think Specter said if they don’t change the health care (scam) provisions to his liking he’ll bolt.
Why doesn’t somebody just kick in the f’ng door?!? I am so sick and tired of this weakling crap. Somebody up there needs to get their head and ass wired together and start making noise!
I think the next thing to do is for all republican members in the house and senate ( if Chairman Steele removes the rino traitors in the senate )just stay home on that day, and not even show up.......
When are we going to stop ruminating on the obvious and get on to talking about what we’re going to do when this passes?
The time is near ... Who heard Glen Beck this AM? Then you know.
They have gotten ridiculously bold.
I feel so helpless. I think I know what the people in the lifeboats felt like watching the Titanic sink.
We’ll cross that bridge when it gets here.
This looks like a completely boneheaded move. Why not let those three in? They’ll be so impressed with being “in the room” that they’ll go along with anything.
I know it sounds so conspiratorial, but are the Dems HOPING this mess will fail?
The Acting President pro tempore appointed Mr. Inouye, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Reid of Nevada, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Grassley conferees on the part of the Senate.
It definitely has the makings of a Democrat “quagmire”. I wonder if they have an exit strategy? Seriously, I cannot imagine even our weakest-willed and spaghetti-spined Senate Republicans supporting this pig of a bill, especially if the pork they negotiated out of the Senate version gets larded back in by the House Democrats.
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