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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Glad to hear you are still around from a fellow Ohioan.
Great post, sir. Kudos!
So is Crist pushing Martinez to vote yea on this mess?
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It matters because if we can prevent even RINOs from voting for this turkey, the dims can't claim bipartisanship. Then whatever happens is 110% Obama, Pelosi, Reid, et al. fault, and I can't think of any better justice.
btt
Worse yet, its really a democrat payback spending orgy at taxpayers expense wrapped in the stinking fishpaper called the Stimulus BIll.
He's so full of $hit and loving the limelight that someone needs to remind him that he'll soon join the infamous crowd of failures and cursed names for selling out the people for a pat on the head from the OBamination. His name is now down there with those such as Judas Iscariot, Hitler, Nero, etc.
He literally got caught up in the Obama frenzy. Seems even our politicians aren’t immune to it.
I'm dreaming of mobs of people raising the heads of state on pikes.
Don't forget to mention “THE CHILDREN” ...and the burden they are placing on them..
none of the 3 have any!!!....and they are really touchy when u bring that up!
I got ya both beat!
SNOW AND COLLINS!
Good for you! You win the booby prize!
From the “consent of the governed” so to speak.
tried calling Olympia’s office and lines were all busy.
I also went to www.nostimulus.com...computer has been acting wierd since. Anyone having the same problem?
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