Comments on: GOP In Disarray, Won’t Follow McCain http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:02:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: BooRadley http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657888 BooRadley Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:03:15 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657888 <p>Thanks Jane.</p> Thanks Jane.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657658 SouthernDragon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:05:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657658 <p>That was me and I stand by it unless Pelosi was intentionally trying to get the Rethugs to sabotage the bill, which I don’t believe. While the Rethug leadership was sitting around scratching their balls Pelosi was twisting arms trying to get votes for the bill.</p> That was me and I stand by it unless Pelosi was intentionally trying to get the Rethugs to sabotage the bill, which I don’t believe. While the Rethug leadership was sitting around scratching their balls Pelosi was twisting arms trying to get votes for the bill.

]]> By: Adelwolf http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657608 Adelwolf Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:37:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657608 <p>Looks like it didn’t show the link. Hrr.</p> <p><a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.03997:" rel="nofollow">Library of Congress on H.R. 3997</a></p> Looks like it didn’t show the link. Hrr.

Library of Congress on H.R. 3997

]]> By: Adelwolf http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657606 Adelwolf Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:35:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657606 <p>Derived from BT’s link to the roll yesterday: <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.03997:" rel="nofollow"></a></p> <p><em>Note: H.R.3997 is the vehicle for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. See documents on the House Financial Services Committee website. </em></p> <p>Basically, it looks like they took the original H.R. 3997, gutted it completely, and recycled the number because it already existed in the system? Someone more knowledgable could probably explain this better.</p> Derived from BT’s link to the roll yesterday:

Note: H.R.3997 is the vehicle for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. See documents on the House Financial Services Committee website.

Basically, it looks like they took the original H.R. 3997, gutted it completely, and recycled the number because it already existed in the system? Someone more knowledgable could probably explain this better.

]]> By: yellowsnapdragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657588 yellowsnapdragon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:22:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657588 <p>Thanks! Mine did right after all.</p> Thanks! Mine did right after all.

]]> By: mui1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657585 mui1 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:21:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657585 <p>Why do bills tend to have oblique titles? <em>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes.</em> Could we expand on those other purposes?</p> Why do bills tend to have oblique titles? To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes. Could we expand on those other purposes?

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657576 TheLurkingMod Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:19:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657576 <p>New Christy upstairs!<br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/john-mccains-pre-911-mindset-is-this-guy-laden-really-the-bad-guy-thats-depicted/" rel="nofollow">John McCain’s Pre-9/11 Mindset: “[I]s this guy, Laden, really the bad guy that’s depicted?”</a></p> New Christy upstairs!
John McCain’s Pre-9/11 Mindset: “[I]s this guy, Laden, really the bad guy that’s depicted?”

]]> By: mui1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657574 mui1 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:18:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657574 <p>Huh? And what are my odds in one round of russian roulette?</p> Huh? And what are my odds in one round of russian roulette?

]]> By: mui1 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657571 mui1 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:16:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657571 <p><a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll674.xml" rel="nofollow">HR 3997 roll call?</a></p> HR 3997 roll call?

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657570 foothillsmike Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:13:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/30/gop-in-disarray-wont-follow-mccain/#comment-1657570 <p>This is an interesting site<br /><a href="http://www.fedupusa.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fedupusa.com/</a></p> This is an interesting site
http://www.fedupusa.com/

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