Boehner seeks to smooth waves after House ruckus

[babylonsister]

Boehner seeks to smooth waves after House ruckus
By Jackie Kucinich
August 03, 2007


While House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) sought Friday to move on from a floor dispute that erupted on the House floor Thursday night, his deputy and many rank and file members stood ready to fight what several lawmakers described as an unprecedented violation of House rules.

“What happened last night disenfranchised minority members but disenfranchised members of the majority as well that voted for that measure,” Boehner said in a speech on the floor.

The GOP leader indicated he would offer a privileged resolution to appoint a select committee to look into what occurred when Rep. Michael McNulty (D-N.Y.) gaveled a vote in favor of the majority when in fact the minority believed it had won, gaveling in favor of Democrats on a motion to recommit to bar illegal immigrants from receiving federal funds in the agriculture spending bill. House Democrats requested an Ethics Committee investigation into the events.

As Boehner called for comity and urged members to move on, GOP lawmakers on the floor sat silently.

“What happened last night, happened last night,” Boehner said.

However a more fiery speech given by Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) was met with a loud cheer from his colleagues on the House floor.

“The remedy for the House to solve this problem was to let the vote stand,” Blunt said. “You lost the vote, I didn’t hit the gavel, I didn’t speak over the clerk who was trying to read the final vote, the chair did … a week of violations of the principles of the House culminated last night in such an excessive way that Republicans walked off the floor and it was a deserved walk out and I’m ashamed of the House.”

Another member expressed disappointment in Boehner for bringing members to the floor at 9 a.m. and not putting up a fight.

“You don’t bring your troops to battle and then try to a compromise,” said the GOP member.

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[MADem]

1. Smooth waves? I don't think so. Turn on CSPAN. They're foaming at the mouth, riling the faithful

They're holding a presser that is a continuous WHINE.

[babylonsister]

3. Hey, I just posted the article, I didn't write it. But I do have CSPAN on now.

And yes, they're a bunch of whiners. When I think of what they put the Dems through...

[MADem]

4. I'm griping about the headline, not at you!!

It's a hoot, how pissed these Republicans get.

They forget the MEDICARE bill, where you could see arm twisting happening on the floor as the vote was held over forever...

This is a desperate attempt by them to seize the "PUSH BACK THE DUSKY FURRINERS" issue. They're struggling for relevancy, and they don't like the shoe on the other foot--it pinches their sensitive little toes.

[babylonsister]

7. 'struggling for relevancy' - YES!

They want immigration to be their wedge issue this year.

[Donnachaidh]

2. Boehner Sings!

"How dry I am -- HICK! How wet I'll be -- HICK! If I don't find -- Hick! The bathroom key -- Hick! :sarcasm:

[DURHAM D]

5. Pay back.

What poor losers they are - they did this to the Dems for a decade.

[MADem]

8. And the POUTING, and the FOOT STOMPING...it's like a fucking daycare center before snack time! nt

[Maribelle]

6. Republican meltdown ...

lol

Desperation - - it has taken over their very breath revealing rabid attempts to revive their dead brains, as these rubber-stampers that cut benefits of children when they played good doggies to Bush, that cut benefits to our veterans, that cut benefits from our troops and their dependents, that spiraled down to their current gutter residencies because of their organized corruption, that did not support the tragic victims of Katrina, that gave billions to Halliburton, that would not censure the lying and corrupt AG, and much more just as pathetic, yes these poor poor babies have to go face their constituents with empty pockets, shoddy records, and strong indications that those very constituents have had it with them.

[C_U_L8R]

9. Flaccid.

Perhaps the big Boehner should ask his colleague for one of those diapers

[NoFederales]

10. Piss on Boehner and Roy Blunt; sic the Alaskan mink on them....... nt

NoFederales