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UALRBSofL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:52 PM
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Republicans Walk Out Of House
Protesting House Dems' Floor Agenda On National Security/Spying Law

What has congress turned into? It's a zoo over there and Repugs should be ashamed.

The House minority leader said we wont stand for this, were walking out and leaving. What a jerk.
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wndycty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:53 PM
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1. Babies!
:kick:
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 02:00 PM
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11. Well if they leave and there is a quorum they can vote anyway.
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Kittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:54 PM
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2. Great - Let's vote then!~
Give them some of their own medicine.
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:56 PM
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3. Yep, I say call a vote! n/t
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DemGa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:56 PM
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4. Good stay gone...nt
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:57 PM
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5. Can we have a corum call and arrest them or something like that?
Like they did the Texas Dems a couple of years ago.
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BlueManDude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:57 PM
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6. lock the door. nm
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Cary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:58 PM
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7. May it be the first of many more.
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Tatiana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:58 PM
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8. Is there a quorum? Do we have enough D's there to vote on anything? n/t
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:59 PM
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10. No.. that's why they walked out. Two birds, one stone.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 01:59 PM
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9. Watch staged event live-top of page
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Popol Vuh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 02:01 PM
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12. If they have enough for a quorum
Good. Vote without them. n/t

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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 02:04 PM
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13. A fleet of these were seen heading for Capitol Hill
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 02:21 PM
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17. more cry=babies i see.
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irish.lambchop Donating Member (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 02:07 PM
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14. Boner called for the walk-out
and a vote was called for on agreeing to the resolution - Yea=139; Nay=2 (This is re contempt of congress - Miers and Bolten)
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themaguffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 02:11 PM
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15. Did Boner cry again?
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-14-08 02:20 PM
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16. ha ha
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