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Eight Republicans make Pelosi's job easier
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/06/023911.php ^

Posted on 06/27/2009 11:56:50 PM PDT by newbie2008

As John notes below, the House passed cap-and-trade energy tax legislation last night even though no complete copy of that legislation existed, making it impossible for our representatives to know exactly what they were voting on. The vote was 219-212.

Eight Republicans voted in favor of the legislation. They are: Mary Bono (CA), Mike Castle (DE), Mark Kirk (IL), Leonard Lance (NJ), Frank LoBiondo (NJ), Chris Smith (NJ), John McHugh (NY), and David Reichert (WA).

It doesn't follow that these Republican votes (or at least four them) were critical to the passage of cap-and-trade. In the absence of Republican support, the Democratic leadership probably would have forced the necessary number of reluctant Dems to vote for the measure, instead of letting them off the hook.

But the eight Republicans still (a) voted for job-killing legislation rushed through before anyone could know exactly what it entails and (b) gave aid and comfort to some Democratic representatives by enabling them to avoid paying a political price for a "yea" vote they were prepared to provide if Speaker Pelosi needed it.


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1 posted on 06/27/2009 11:56:51 PM PDT by newbie2008
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To: newbie2008

those 8 republicans sacrificed their seats so 8 Democrats could keep theirs.
And in the end, this “piece of shit” is going to die in the Senate.


2 posted on 06/27/2009 11:59:11 PM PDT by counterpunch (In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
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We hope it dies in the Senate, you mean.


3 posted on 06/28/2009 12:07:20 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Don't blame me -- I use Linux.)
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To: newbie2008

long list of repubulicans to kick out.
- Cap and Trade Vote
- Stimulus Vote
- Tarp 1 and 2


4 posted on 06/28/2009 12:07:55 AM PDT by 4rcane
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To: counterpunch
"And in the end, this “piece of shit” is going to die in the Senate."

Let us hope so.

5 posted on 06/28/2009 12:14:11 AM PDT by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: 4rcane

I think Stimulus didn’t get any republican support in the house


6 posted on 06/28/2009 12:16:13 AM PDT by newbie2008 (http://www.google.com/reader/shared/11513180806521029900)
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To: newbie2008
"I think Stimulus didn’t get any republican support in the house."

Cap and trade did and that is worse.

7 posted on 06/28/2009 12:19:28 AM PDT by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: newbie2008

“It doesn’t follow that these Republican votes (or at least four them) were critical to the passage of cap-and-trade.”

Why are they giving cover to these pieces of sh!t?


8 posted on 06/28/2009 12:21:46 AM PDT by piytar (Take back the language: Obama axing Chrystler dealers based on political donations is REAL fascism!)
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To: newbie2008

LoBiondo’s my rep. I think I’ll call him Monday and let him know he’s fired.


9 posted on 06/28/2009 12:22:06 AM PDT by Rodebrecht (What are you and who do you want?)
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To: newbie2008

Why doesn’t someone just play the audio of Obama stating last year while he was campaigning that his cap and trade legislation would cause “energy prices to skyrocket” on the senate floor?


10 posted on 06/28/2009 12:25:57 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: newbie2008

There were three Republicans who voted for the Prokulus bill.


11 posted on 06/28/2009 12:27:37 AM PDT by Cobra64
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To: SpaceBar
John Boehner actually said that in his scathing closing speech before the vote.

With the attention span of about 3 to 10 seconda (the average TV camera's time on shot) Wacko's death kept the bubble gum AINO's (Americans in name only) from being reminded that their asses were about to be handed to them.

Still looking for Boehner's speech ... I have the entire 5 1/2 hr session, but it's too long to wade through just for Boehner

12 posted on 06/28/2009 12:35:08 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: blackbart.223

Sorry, that’s supposed to be “pile of shit”.


13 posted on 06/28/2009 12:38:08 AM PDT by counterpunch (In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
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To: 4rcane

Amnesty as well


14 posted on 06/28/2009 12:40:58 AM PDT by BGHater (Insanity is voting for Republicans and expecting Conservatism.)
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To: Cobra64

There wasn’t a single Republican who voted for the Porkulus bill in the House.
The three you are thinking of were in the Senate.
(Formerly Republican) Arlen Specter, Olympia Snowe, and Susan Collins.


15 posted on 06/28/2009 12:43:23 AM PDT by counterpunch (In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
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To: counterpunch
"Sorry, that’s supposed to be “pile of shit”.

Poop is poop. Quantity isn't the issue.

Bart.

16 posted on 06/28/2009 12:46:25 AM PDT by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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Yeah.
I was just trying to quote Boehner correctly.
 
17 posted on 06/28/2009 12:47:25 AM PDT by counterpunch (In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
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To: blackbart.223

It is interesting, that this is actually his second fairly recent scatological references.
Just some months back he called the bailout a “crap sandwich”.


18 posted on 06/28/2009 12:50:01 AM PDT by counterpunch (In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
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To: counterpunch
"I was just trying to quote Boehner correctly."

Okay. On that note if you have to eat a poop sandwich the more bread you have the less poop you have to eat.

19 posted on 06/28/2009 12:55:51 AM PDT by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: counterpunch
"Just some months back he called the bailout a “crap sandwich”."

The bailout and cap and trade is pure s##t. I try to avoid dirty words when possible.

20 posted on 06/28/2009 1:01:26 AM PDT by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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