Rescue Plan released; What does it mean?

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Lancer


You sir, are no Barney Frank.

Can I be his cousin Beansand Frank?

[Lancer]

If his cousin has the balls to stand up and point a finger at his own party and doesn't well you know with other well you know.

Then yes.

[Lancer]

Originally posted by Ecthy


That was really uncalled for!

Etchy, Barney had a different reaction to Pelosi's speach.

[Timexwatch]

It may be on for Thursday...From the GOP floor update list:

The Majority Leader has announced that the House is scheduled to meet at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2008. Members and staff are advised this is a change from the original House Calendar distributed earlier in the year.

According to the Majority Leader, whether the House will consider the Financial Stabilization Legislation on Thursday has yet to be determined. Stay tuned to future Floor Updates for more information.

Adam Wolf
Floor Assistant
Republican Leader John A. Boehner
H-204, The Capitol
(202) 225-4000

http://repcloakroom.house.gov

[MrFun]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
I keep hoping one of the Republicans will play this video or repeat Democratic quotes from this video when Pelosi or other Dems try and pass this off as solely a Republican mess:

Passing this off as purely a Democratic mess would be just as dumb as trying to pass this off as purely a Republican mess.

[Lancer]

Originally posted by MrFun



Passing this off as purely a Democratic mess would be just as dumb as trying to pass this off as purely a Republican mess.

Unless of course its accurate.

[MrFun]

Explain to me how it's accurate to portray this as purely a Democrat fiasco when more than two-third of Republicans voted against the bailout plan.

[Lancer]

Something is not dumb if it is also true, that's my point. I make no representation as to the truth or dumbness MrFun

[Theben]

See Zkrib's sig.

[Lancer]

[Theben]

Originally posted by Darius871


Sig-worthy?

I find myself secretly the GOP also. I was and am a bit PO'ed that the dems went along with this bill so quickly and without much reservation. At least a fair number of them held out also.

[MrFun]

forty percent of Democrats voting against is strong enough I think

[Timexwatch]

More proof that maybe the Dems didn't think today's vote through.

[Ramo]

I don't follow. It could be that they're moving on something else. For example, Plan B

(delete the %3f off the link )

Also from that blog, incidentally:

“To be honest, somebody finding out that Nancy Pelosi made a partisan speech? I’m shocked,” said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), a lead opponent of the bailout package, who tells the Crypt that the idea that her speech shifted votes is “nonsense.”

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
I don't know. Her giving a highly partisan speech right before the vote could have change perceptions to seeing this as a Democratic-plan.

To a Repug facing a tough re-election, who is thinking about bucking the will of his constiuants and voting for this very unpopular bill, her speech could have been the straw that broke the camel's back.

Bull****. It was going to fail no matter what. Anywhere there's a close race, Congressmen are going to vote against it. It is one of the most unpopular bills in our history, and rightly so. ****, if I was on the ballot instead of a write-in, I'd be using this everywhere I could to bash the Democrats. Wish I knew how Wasserman Schultz voted.