Posted on 03/03/2009 9:51:30 AM PST by Islander7
Democratic Reps. Jim Matheson of Utah and Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona have joined a quiet revolt in the House that could slow some of President Obama's fast-moving priorities.
The two are among 49 Democrats from congressional districts that backed Republican Sen. John McCain 's 2008 presidential race and whose support for the Democratic majority's progressive agenda is increasingly not assured.
A dozen of them were among 20 House Democrats who voted against the $410 billion discretionary fiscal 2009 spending package (HR 1105) on Feb. 25. Another group later forced House leaders to sideline a contentious bill (HR 1106) to allow bankruptcy judges to modify home loans.
Although only a handful of moderate and conservative Democrats abandoned their leaders during party-line votes on the economic stimulus law (PL 111-5), the group of vulnerable Democrats branded the omnibus spending bill as a budget buster and questioned whether the mortgage bill would raise interest rates on average home-owners and cause some struggling homeowners to rush to bankruptcy.
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List of 49 please.
But Giffords is for amnesty.
A wakeup call.
I look for them to fold faster than a house of cards, once Queen Nancy and Comrade 0bama apply pressure.
Congress has a choice to make; socialism or capitalism.
I don’t know...I just watched Mutiny on the Bounty...(one of my faves)...men can take just so much before they explode...and maybe that time is approaching for some moderate Dems...
NOT-BUYING-IT
Smokescreen. Just like the Limbaugh thing. Meanwhile, Hillary is out giving almost a billion $$ to Palestine and no one is saying a damn thing.
pelosi and her jackbooted thugs will make sure these people get their minds “right” before this gets very far.
When the economy tanks, the illegals will all go home anyway...............
Don’t worry, and if they don’t fold, there will be several Republicans to take their place.
I want the list also to write them. thanks
Smoke and mirrors. These alleged “moderate” Democrats, these scumbags, are pretending to be “concerned” in order to try to fool people into believing that the Democrat party’s final bill, when it is finally sent to Dumbo for his signature, has been “trimmed back” and “brought into line”.
Horse manure.
Matheson is in the same tough spot that Bill Orton was in 1994. There are enough loonies in Salt Lake city to elect a Rat but only if the Rat doesn’t go to left. If Matheson becomes one of Obama’s bytches he’s likely to be out next election.
Just remember, folks, the FIRST vote they all cast was to elect Pelosi as Speaker..
These folks are just making sure THEIR earmarks stay in the bills.
Many will, but it is still better to be poor and out of work in America than Mexico or Central America. And you have organizations like Catholic Relief and La Raza that will provide financial and other support.
America is HMS Bounty, where is Fletcher Christian?
Even Catholics Social Services and LaRaza will go bankrupt trying to stem the bleeding...............
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