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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True.
““I can’t imagine that three Republicans would deny what the president wants at the end of the day,” said a top House Democratic aide, speaking on condition of anonymity.”
I’m seriously wondering if this person said that with a straight face? We all watched as the democrats denied the Republican President what he wanted at the end of the day without batting an eye. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, they are stunned that what was done by them is now being done TO them.
‘When Pelosi emerged from behind closed doors a few minutes later to address the press, she wore the broadest possible smile on her face.’
Kinda like Heath Ledger’s joker....
Good job. I thought of the same thing. We should call our senators and let them know three of their buddies aren’t picking up. We are concerned maybe their phone lines have been cut, their email system hijacked, their staff aides are taking an 8 hour lunch, or worse, they’re passed out on the floor. We are REALLY concerned something is wrong in these three senators’ offices. If enough people call their senators about the other three with humorous concerns......eventually the message will get back to Snowe/Collins/Specter.
If only the Porkulus package was that lean and easy to kill.
But that kid has the right idea. It might just come down to citizens exercising their 2nd Amendment right to stop this out-of-control tyranny-in-the-making.
Call, email, call, fax.
Let’s do it for Jim R and the fine folks who went to DC to fight for us!
Jim are you back? Many many thanks for going to DC. I loved the lady showing up with her kids at Specter office. Ms. Morgan busting down the door. “Come out here!”
Everyone call, fax, email. call their in-state offices if the DC numbers are busy.
Use faxzero.com which is free. You get two free faxes a day but if you have another email address(es) you should be able to do another 2.
Call, fax, email. Faxzero.com is free. 2 faxes per day per email account.
Also call the RNC. Call Specter, Collins and Snowe’s in-state offices too. These people are FEELING the heat.
I signed this petition and am passing it along here for your thoughts and possible signatures.
Klobuchar has about 30 staffers. I still have yet to get a reply.
I think the GOP minus the 3 traitors should just abstain from even being around when the vote is taken. Get as far away from Porkulus as you can lest you be stained by the fat from thing. Let anyone who will listen know you were not involved with the bankrupting of America and remind them which party was and that there is is in NO WAY
“bi-partisan”.
Bad link
EMAIL Chairman@gop.com
PORKULUS MESSAGE: "No RNC contributions unless members defend solid Republican principles."
Republican National Committee
310 First Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
TELE 202-863-8700
FAX: 202-863-8820
Bless your work and we will keep pushing. This whole thing reminds me of a case here in California where a young woman was injured in a car accident. Her drunken friend in another vehicle ran over and jerked her out of the car, apparently because the friend believed the car might burn although no one else seemed to think that was possible. Result: what was possibly a minor injury turned the young woman into a paraplegic because the friend, not willing to wait for the paramedics, injured the girl’s neck in the process. Now Obama and the Democrats are the drunken friends trying to convince us the car is burning. I hope we don’t end up with the same result.
ping
EMAIL Chairman@gop.com
PORKULUS MESSAGE: "No RNC contributions unless members defend solid Republican principles."
Republican National Committee
310 First Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
TELE 202-863-8700
FAX: 202-863-8820
Contact RNC Chair Michael Steele.
EMAIL Chairman@gop.com
Republican National Committee
310 First Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
TELE 202-863-8700
FAX: 202-863-8820
Thanks for posting, Jim. Thanks for all that you have done.
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