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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumModerate Republicans just failed to pass a "rule vote" in the House.
It was a last ditch attempt by moderates to get an up and down vote. They needed 17 Republican votes and only got 6.
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Moderate Republicans just failed to pass a "rule vote" in the House. (Original Post)
pnwmom
Sep 2013
OP
Is there any doubt now that teabaggers totally control the US House? 6 moderates in the GOP house!
AlinPA
Sep 2013
#5
only TWO moderates. The other four: Bachmann, Steve King, Gohmert, Broun nt
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#8
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)1. shit
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)2. Thanks.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)3. Yes, effectively they failed to force a clean CR bill through. n/t
questionseverything
(9,654 posts)4. extending congressional reward act
right now
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)5. Is there any doubt now that teabaggers totally control the US House? 6 moderates in the GOP house!
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)6. Only 6 BRAVE moderates in the House, anyway. n/t
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)7. I guess they chose the red pill....
Now we get to show them how far the rabbit hole really goes.
One reality check coming up!
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)8. only TWO moderates. The other four: Bachmann, Steve King, Gohmert, Broun nt
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)9. Thanks. n/t
Shivering Jemmy
(900 posts)10. Boehner whipped the vote
Nuts
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)11. 6 more than expected.
SHUT. IT. DOWN.