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cbdo2007

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54. Wow, are they really voting on this tomorrow?? Sounds like cover for good ACA news they expect....

Reply to Woody Woodpecker (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:22 PM

Jun 2012

anyone else think so?? If they thought it would be bad news for the President, they would have saved this vote for next week so they could prolong the bad news. This makes me think they want to vote tomorrow to overshadow the good ACA news they see coming out tomorrow.

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Those 30 cowards that are voting with Issa tomorrow should be thrown out of the Democratic Caucus [View all] Woody Woodpecker Jun 2012 OP

Hear! Hear! - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #1

Who are the quivering gutless wonders? aquart Jun 2012 #2

I have been trying to find a list or a 'guesstimate' myself Lifelong Protester Jun 2012 #5

I found this on "the Google": femmocrat Jun 2012 #26

Thanks for the info Lifelong Protester Jun 2012 #57

I think that there are a lot of Republicans in congress masquerading as Democrats notadmblnd Jun 2012 #3

My thoughts, too RockaFowler Jun 2012 #6

DINOs.that is an awsome phrase.....n/t Meg_Griffin_1 Jun 2012 #47

Yep!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #9

It's been like that since the 80s... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #13

Back then, they were called "boll weevils" Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #49

They seldom bother to even pretend anymore /nt Dragonfli Jun 2012 #31

A show of unity by democrats abelenkpe Jun 2012 #4

Hell ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #8

+1 freshwest Jun 2012 #11

Right on. In my deep red state, that can cost you your job. "At will" employment is legal patrice Jun 2012 #25

Not on this one it won't. n/t Control-Z Jun 2012 #10

I think it happened when they voted to bail out the corrupt Wall Street Banks, but I am not sure. sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #34

You remember correctly, they all held hands and sang over that one. Dragonfli Jun 2012 #39

Bi-Partisanship at its most nauseating! bvar22 Jun 2012 #62

Really? abelenkpe Jun 2012 #53

We didn't do it over health care. n2doc Jun 2012 #7

Once again, this is not a R vs. D fight. It's a conservative v non-conservative fight. rhett o rick Jun 2012 #12

And yet we Liberals must be loyal to those damn infiltrating conservatives. Autumn Jun 2012 #14

yeah, me too.... Dragonfli Jun 2012 #22

I agree, kick the damn conserva-dems out of our tent and rhett o rick Jun 2012 #55

The Democratic Party IS a Big Tent, bvar22 Jun 2012 #63

I agree. And those that say we need them, they can.... well, use your judgement. nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #64

OOOHHH that's a plan! TexasProgresive Jun 2012 #15

They find they can get more conservative laws passed as "Democrats" Dragonfli Jun 2012 #18

They already vote with the Republicons Chisox08 Jun 2012 #21

Exactly.. butterfly77 Jun 2012 #38

But we need the DINO's in order to regain a majority in the house. pnwmom Jun 2012 #61

As soon as the NRA said they were scoring the vote, it should have been apparent to all Bolo Boffin Jun 2012 #16

Any Dem voting w/Pukes should be primaried. nt MaeScott Jun 2012 #17

We tried that with Lieberman, Remember? Our party backed the third party shit against the Dem. Dragonfli Jun 2012 #19

Not easy to be an FDR Democrat these days MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #23

I fear we may end up prevailing at the end of a depression that will dwarf the last one Dragonfli Jun 2012 #27

Difficult to imagine a depression that dwarfs the last one MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #51

THEY ARE NOT COWARDS clang1 Jun 2012 #20

Except for a handful of members, Congress is one big Republican team, no matter if they're labeled valerief Jun 2012 #24

It does not TRULY represent the people clang1 Jun 2012 #29

Serfs up! nt valerief Jun 2012 #33

Send the FORUNE article to their offices and follow up with a phone call. blm Jun 2012 #28

If Holder himself weren't such a coward, it would be easier to defend him brentspeak Jun 2012 #30

Someone always says they have to worry about their conservative base.. butterfly77 Jun 2012 #32

lets start posting contact info riverwalker Jun 2012 #35

If we had an authentic Left in this country, they should run some strong Lefties against these 30. patrice Jun 2012 #36

Some Dems are true Dems...and some are just corporate greedy politicians. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #37

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2012 #40

The DCCC has been bombarding my email account Ineeda Jun 2012 #41

Me, too -- and I reply now. October Jun 2012 #42

K#37 and K n/t UTUSN Jun 2012 #43

They're either chickenshit or Republican - either way, it's time... polichick Jun 2012 #44

No wonder there are no semi-sane republicans left. We keep letting them in the democratic party. FreeBC Jun 2012 #45

In many cases it's actually the other way around RZM Jun 2012 #56

k and r. bbgrunt Jun 2012 #46

Modern Profiles in Courage mckara Jun 2012 #48

Every time the DEmocrats congressional ask for a donation I remind them... Historic NY Jun 2012 #50

Just saying... Jessy169 Jun 2012 #52

Wow, are they really voting on this tomorrow?? Sounds like cover for good ACA news they expect.... cbdo2007 Jun 2012 #54

good point rufus dog Jun 2012 #58

Re Jim Matheson. Good luck with someone like Mia Love replacing him. alp227 Jun 2012 #59

Those 30 usually vote with us and we need every single vote, whenever we can get it. n/t pnwmom Jun 2012 #60