Wow... 5 hours....
I was all set to change my mind about at least a few Republicans... But only 5 hours? Seems that they should have taken shifts to keep at least a handful in the chamber all night and on through however long it took to make SOMETHING happen.
I guess, much like in the Senate where filibuster isn’t really that any more, the House reps just don’t have the “staying power” to do anything meaningful.
A Freeper eyewitness report.
Nancy Pelosi pulls the plug on the House to avoid a defeat on drilling(Nancy pulls the Chavez Card)
A member of the Capitol Hill Police Force informed me that the Speaker's Office had ordered them to clear the floor of the House no later than 4:30.
Not much you can do against Gestapo rule.
considering this was not planned, it was good.
Think about the fact that Pelosi had to HAVE PLANNED ALL ALONG TO PREVENT A DEBATE AND VOTE.
PELOSI HAS BEEN LYING TO THE PUBLIC ALL WEEK.
Where are the soundbits of Pelosi lying about friday being debate day?