Posted on 02/11/2009 3:29:34 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Nancy Pelosi had heard enough, thank you very much, after two enraged House Democrats rose at Tuesday’s caucus meeting to bitterly denounce the Senate’s take-it-or-leave-it offer on the stimulus.
It wasn’t because Pelosi wasn’t ticked off herself — quite the opposite.
“At a certain point, after a couple of members had expressed themselves, she asked that future speakers not address that issue because it was reminding her how angry she was,” said Rep. Anthony D. Weiner (D-N.Y.), who was in the room.
When Pelosi emerged from behind closed doors a few minutes later to address the press, she wore the broadest possible smile on her face. But her words expressed the grimmest possible resolve, as she girded for a conference committee battle on the stimulus destined to yield, at best, partial victory.
“Usually you go to conference and split the difference between the two houses — that may not be the case here,” Pelosi said. “At these conferences, my experience has been that the White House has a seat at the table — that they weigh in.”
Both Obama and Pelosi are hoping to restore significant stimulus spending eliminated by the Senate, especially $21 billion in school construction and technology grants, $10.3 billion in COBRA insurance and $8.6 billion in new Medicaid coverage for the unemployed.
The Senate passed its $830 billion stimulus bill Tuesday — but it wouldn’t have passed at all without the support of three moderate Republicans and a conservative Democrat who helped the Democratic majority obtain the 60 votes necessary to stop a filibuster.
Majority Leader Harry Reid’s solution has created its own set of problems for the speaker. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) all have publicly insisted that the measure emerge more or less unchanged...
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Thanks very much for the ping, Liz. BTTT!
I have called my guys numerous times. Both voted no.
Thanks for the ping. Anything that will help.
Where is Michael on this?
Hey, that’s some pig...Where do you hunt for those, Washington DC???
I just wish we knew what the the turn-coats were promised behind closed doors.
Google broke your link. I think it’s time to look into a lawsuit against Google.
Link at DogPile. You will get it.
Just a slight correction: this citizen of Maine didn't vote for her, the "comrades" did..:-)
I've contacted both her and Snowe's office here in Bangor registering my displeasure and advising them of the shame they've brought down on the state of Maine and themselves.
Ping!
I saw Grassley on TV today. He blamed Pelosi and company, and quoted Obama as saying that Republicans “had some good ideas.” I don’t know if Grassley really believes it, but it could be an effective strategy for Republicans. Agree with the lie that Obama is more “moderate” than congress. To some degree, that blunts the Dem attack about Republican “partisanship.”
Thanks ... working on it now.
Ping!
Apparently, even without the numbers, the Dems have a Filibuster proof Senate.
All in all..it is a good strategy..for now. But sooner or later...they are going to have to ‘cut off the head of the snake’ so to speak. Obama is leading this marxist mission to rip off and ruin America and they will have to go after him and expose his lies.
“Update 2/11: If the House repacks Porkulus, Specter, Snowe & Collins threaten to pull out! Keep calling, folks! Keep the pressure on!!”
Hmm... so, the Senate version of this POS bill is somehow “un-packed”?
Maybe we should “pressure” the House to “repack” Porkulus, if that’s what it takes to kill it.
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