Seventeen Democrats voted for NYT resolution; THIS MEANS WAR!!!!

[originalpckelly]

Anyone who would fall for a Republican ploy and endanger the fundamental values of our party and our country is no less than a traitor. Join the Republicans if you were for this. This is ridiculous and inexcusable. I know we all don't agree, and in fact that is why we are better than the Republicans, but this was a political ploy specifically aimed at "getting out" the Republican base. These people will suffer severe consequences for this betrayal.

*Correction: SEVENTEEN!!!!!!!!

They are:
Barrow
Bean
Boren
Boswell
Cuellar
DeFazio
Edwards
Gordon
Higgins
Marshall
Matheson
Melancon
Peterson
Ross
Salazar
Skelton
Taylor

Source (Clerk of The House):
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll357.xml#Y

[MadMaddie]

1. Who were they let me guess one name...Lieberwhore....?

[originalpckelly]

2. No this was the House...

and it is completely fucking inexcusable!

[MadMaddie]

6. I am in agreement with you...we need to get them out...

they are worthless...

[originalpckelly]

15. When 8 Republicans vote against this...

you know it's pretty bad when 17 Democrats in our party do so.

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. No. This was a stupid House resolution that means NOTHING. n/t

[originalpckelly]

4. This is probably one of the worst things...

I have ever seen Dinos do.

[niyad]

5. please list the seven.

[originalpckelly]

7. I will when I get the roll call...

:nuke:

[originalpckelly]

9. Roll call is out and I am now officially on the war path!

:nuke:

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. Who are they? n/t

[originalpckelly]

14. I put it in the original post.

:nuke:

[Sequoia]

8. I wrote a letter to the editor

telling them not to give up and stand for freedom of the press.

E-mail: [email protected]

• Phone: [phone]

• Address: Public Editor
The New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036-3959

[niyad]

10. DAMN--one of my idiots is on that list--phone call first thing in morning.

and his brother voted for the flag-burning amendment. I keep telling ken that if we had wanted a conservative catholic repuke, we could have voted for pete coors. time to yell at brother, too.

[originalpckelly]

13. Salazar?

I will definitely be protesting them. Thank GOD I have DeGette for my Congresswoman.

[niyad]

16. right!!--I didn't realize you were here in CO.

[originalpckelly]

17. Condolence on your Congressman...

:cry:

[Demoiselle]

34. Isn't Ken Salazar a Senator?

I thought this was a House resolution. (?)

[originalpckelly]

35. No, it's Ken's brother John...

he is a member (in more than one way, think DICK) of the House.

[Demoiselle]

36. I'm wrong..It must be John Salazar, who IS a congressman. Sorry. eom

[originalpckelly]

12. There were even 8 Republicans who voted against this!!!!

That means these people are more in line with radical Republicans than members of the Republican's own party!!!!! :nuke:

[marmar]

18. They need their asses kicked (in the figurative sense)...

perhaps in the literal one too. That's just embarassing.

[originalpckelly]

19. These people ought to be very ashamed of themselves...

I understand that we all don't walk in line, and that is why we are better than Republicans, but this was a ploy for the Republicans. There aren't words to describe this betrayal.

[NVMojo]

20. you got that right, they've got be freepers in disguise

[originalpckelly]

21. Well this showed their true color...

red.

[spanone]

22. Cheney can wiretap at will and has been for a long, long time.

He probably has 'something' on most everyone in D.C.

[Ian David]

23. Bush wouldn't even BE in the white house without the NY Times

I hope The Times kicks ass... but I also hope this costs those fuckers a fortune in legal fees.

When you lie down with Repukes, you wake-up with indictments.

[originalpckelly]

25. This isn't just about the NYT...

is about the press in general. The Republicans are seriously out to get the only check upon the executive. Without the press the Bushies would have free reign, they know that and probably encouraged the leaks to torpedo the times.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

24. Pathetic. I'm surprised by DeFazio.

I thought he was a liberal.

[originalpckelly]

26. I think there are a few people...

on that list no one expected. All I can say is: deep shit. :nuke:

[NI4NI]

27. Many parts of the resolution

which Dems tried unsuccessfully to amend, before they voted against it, also declared that Bush was doing a good job on terror! What kind of Democrat would vote for that?????

[FredScuttle]

28. Do those jackasses realize

that * had been boasting about the program covered in the Times since 2001? How about the LA Times and the GOP-mouthpiece Wall Street Journal, which published the same story at the same time?


Ugh...fucking sellout souless bastards. Turn in your credentials at the door and let's get some REAL Democrats in the People's House!

[acmejack]

29. Most of them are members of the "Bluedog Coalition"

http://www.house.gov/tanner/blue.htm

[patcox2]

30. They have to get elected by the people in their districts.

Does anyone want to try to undrestand that? These guys are most likely hanging on by a thread in redneck infested parts of the country. The resolution is meaningless anyway. They get a chance to get some redneck cred on something that doesn't matter anyway, and then maybe we, we as in us democrats, get to hold on to those 17 seats and we stay close enough to maybe take the house in November.

Compromise is ugly, politics can be ugly, but I'd rather take the house with a democratic party that has some compromisers than lose it with lockstep ideological purity.

[Disturbed]

31. When the NYT was complicit in the propaganda for

invading Iraq the Bush Regime didn't voice any complaints but now the NYT is on the hit list. Dems that voted for this crap should be voted out.

In fact, I believe that all Progressives should join the Green Party. ;0)

[Emit]

32. Does anyone know how many, or if any, are up for re-election now?

On edit, looks like the majority are up for re-election. The only ones I found who are not, or who I couldn't tell from their websites were Boren, Gordon and Marshall.

[tyedyeto]

37. Every member of the House is up for re-election this year

unless they have specifically stated they are not seeking re-election.

on edit:

The Constitution states that House of Representatives shall be subject to the election process every two years. In the Senate, one third is up for re-election every two years.

[in_cog_ni_to]

33. DeFazio???!!!#$%^& You have got to be kidding me!

Bean is already on my shit list. She's useless. Taylor. Is that Taylor from Mississippi? Gene Taylor? I wonder? If so, that's VERY disappointing.:( What a bunch of ASSHOLES!