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House Dems Turn Out the Lights On the GOP
Politico is reporting that while GOP leaders opposed a motion to adjourn the House, the Democrats have closed up shop and even turned out the lights. While the lights and microphones have since been turned back on, it makes for an amusing mental image and possibly even a few dark YouTube video spoofs. "Only about a half-dozen Republicans were on the floor when this began, but the crowd has grown to about 20 now, according to Patrick O'Connor. 'This is the people's House,' Rep, Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) said. 'This is not Pelosi's politiburo.' Democratic aides were furious at the GOP stunt, and reporters were kicked out of the Speaker's Lobby, the space next to the House floor where they normally interview lawmakers."
It's great that C-SPAN covers kindergarten now.
I think that's closer to what he was trying to say.
'Loose' is when your pants are three sizes too big. 'Lose' is when you misuse 'loose'.
GOP: "We must protect this House!"
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Exactly. Robert's Rules of Order, do you speak it motherfucker?
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
"complaing" [sic]
Heh, a Slashdot editor picking on others' spelling.
I for one welcome our new Republican overlords... wait a minute
This brings a whole new meaning to "political hack."
First, it hardly seems cool to hijack the floor and irk a bunch of Congressional police who should be going home to try and ram some unlikely legislation through before a scheduled vacation.
Secondly, typing the PIN into the PA on accident isn't hacking, especially when that PIN is probably "12345." That only counts as being a hacker in a Harrison Ford movie. Real hacking films, like "Hackers" and "Jurrasic Park" show us true hacking, where you fly through file-systems in 3D.
I move to table this line of jokes.
Of course it was going to be a waste of 500 minutes. Everything said in session is a waste of time. Every vote has already been bought and paid for.
It is a shame they were wasting energy by having the lights on in the first place.
The masses are the crack whores of religion.
Yes, because Newt Gingrich and Dennis Hastert were *SO* well-known for their kind-hearted efforts to make peace with the opposition party and affect bi-partisan legislation. Nope, no heavy-handedness with those guys.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
Yes, however an equally effective strategy would be to tell all the speculators that trolls have been visiting House and Senate members in private meetings and have promised to lead everyone to a vast supply of light sweet crude, but only on the condition that first we invest $50B in green energy. I mean, if we're living in a fantasy world, we might as well turn it to our advantage...
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Socialism http://www.capitalisms-gravediggers.ws/ http://infidelsarecool.com/2007/10/16/15-reasons-why-socialism-sucks/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LfDn4vhQ6Y Socialism sucks get a clue libs! If we stay republican I will be fine. If we go this obama socialist route I will quit my job, impregnate women a plenty and claim all the offspring on my taxes and sit on my rear end and let the government pay me $2k a month! Screw using the money to feed the kids, they can wonder the neighborhood and get food at their friends house or something. It will be great, either way I win and will be happy!
What a dumb thing to say, and absolutely opposite of your stated political opinion. Please, state for the record that you wish congress to enact more laws. I really wish I could see your face right now, because I know you are gritting your teeth and frothing at the mouth due to cognitive dissonance.
You really think that passing more laws is going to fix this? REALLY? You think congress should cancel their regularly scheduled vacation so they can pass more laws? I do not for a second believe that you really mean that.
You are absolutely correct. I want congress to REPEAL laws they put in effect many years ago that is causing me to go broke trying to drive to work.
There is no "I disagree" mod for a reason. Flamebait, Troll, and Overrated are not substitutes.
Dear Britain: I've heard you have a royal family you're not using, and I know they've got better sense than our politicos. So how about this: We'll take 'em off your hands, you won't have to subsidize them anymore, and we'll get someone with a modicum of common sense in charge. Thank you.
~REZ~ #43301. Who'd fake being me anyway?
Ahahaha, thank you. Thank you so much. That kind of frothing rage is a sure sign I'm doing something right. We were talking about what tapping our oil reserves can do for us now, you idiot, not what it might be able to do for us in the future. You fail, hard, and your misplaced anger just warms my lil' liberal heart.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
OH SNAP! Can you say 'two faced hypocrites,' children? I knew you could!
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton