**** Unofficial Current Repuke in the well of the House non-binding Iraq vote******

[RB TexLa]

comments on GOP members comments from the well

[AndyA]

1. The GOPers keep inferring that members of the House aren't qualified to

make decisions about the Iraq war, because many of them have never had to fight in a war.

Um, this just begs to be mentioned: Neither did AWOL Bush, 5 deferrment Cheney, or most of the rest of the GOP.

They are really struggling to make their point.

[Klukie]

2. What is up with the Slow-bleed talking point?

Blunt just said it and I have heard numerous others as well.

[KharmaTrain]

3. Lantos Wrapping Up

The contrast of arguments have been amazing. All the Repugnicans can do is scare and create strawmen, boogie men and all sorts of doomsday scenarios, since they have no legitimite defense.

Let's get this puppy voted on and over to the Senate. Then onto the funding and investigations! Things that bind and matter.

Meanwhile, kudos to all the Democrats and the select Republicans who are supporting this resolution...it's about damn time.

[KharmaTrain]

6. Walter Jones...I Admire This Man

I doubt I could ever vote for this man as long as he has an (R) attached to his name, but I do admire how he's spoken out early and often and stuck to his guns.

Another person I was suprised with is Keller. But then he knows he's got a target on his head next year.

[EstimatedProphet]

4. Jackass Rogers is on blatantly lying

Talking about all the terrorists in the caves - apparently all the terrorists hate us for our Geico.

And he of course brought up how we haven't been attacked since 9/11 - WHICH WE HAVE!

[countmyvote4real]

5. Respect to Walter Jones (R-NC)

Yes, this is the 'freedom fries" guy.

[KharmaTrain]

7. He Saw This Mess Early On

He's truly a voice in the wilderness...the only Repugnican two years ago with the stones to come out against this war for profit and to admit he was wrong in trusting this regime.

[Sydnie]

12. I have to agree

His tears about this have been real. I believe that he truly IS sorry for his part in all this.

[suffragette]

10. Much respect to him

He now gets it and he made great points in his speech.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

46. I agree- he's really seen the light.

At first I was skeptical.
Then, we were able to use HIS words to get our NC democratic rep from a pretty SOLIDLY blue district to take the next step- (David Price. )

[LSK]

8. the Boner speaks and yet the truth evades him

[POAS]

11. I'm ashamed that man is a Buckeye!

[LSK]

14. AL QUEDA HAS CSPAN

They are glued to the TV according to the Boner!!!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. They are all evoking terra! terra! terra!

on edit, except for Jones.

[LSK]

13. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, THEY ARE EVERYWHERE

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[POAS]

16. Their not under my bed

I sprinkle poek-rinds under there.

Don't flame me I'm just being snarky and making fun of republics.

[Sydnie]

18. How could they fit

with all that powdered milk, canned tuna, duct tape, and plastic wrap? :shrug: If that's not what's under your bed, the terra-ist win!

[POAS]

28. Do you sleep in a kevlar vest?..No? Why do you hate America?

[Sydnie]

35. I tried that

but the velcro kept sticking to the sheets. You ever tried to unstick yourself from your sheets? Damn near impossible!

:rofl:

[POAS]

I did try to unstick myself once but

the details are too sordid for a public forum!

[Virginia Dare]

27. Not under mine either...

my dust bunnies are armed and dangerous!

[Sydnie]

15. all they do is remind the whole country that they haven't gotten the

REAL guy yet! It's going to backfire on them, it's all on tape, and it will be replayed over and over again on the history chanel for ions to come!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

17. And I think it would be apropos that the last Dems up emphasize how the finding

Bin Laden was given up for an illegal and immoral war.

[ProfessorGAC]

42. You Know, I Really Don't Get That

These dolts are invoking terror as if it's an argument.

The point is not whether we want to stop the terrorists! The point is:

WE DON'T TRUST BUSH TO BE ABLE TO DO IT! HE'S DONE IT WRONG AT EVERY TURN SO FAR, SO WE'RE TRYING TO STOP HIM FROM DOING IT WRONG AGAIN!

That means we're MORE concerned about stopping terrorism then they are, because they're willing to continue doing it wrong.
The Professor

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

48. The evoke terror to keep the populace in fear but America is waking up to that and it has stopped

working. They see that the Emperor has no clothes and all he has left his is backwash believing him. This doesn't stop his Congressional minions from parroting the Shrub because they know they have nothing left to fall back on.

BTW...I am sure you know that using fear, a terror tactic, is as old as the human race. How do a small group of people keep the rest in tow? By using fear and the promise that they will protect them...

[LSK]

19. you know its getting serious when theres lots of clapping

:rofl:

[trashcanistanista]

24. WTF is with the clapping and shouting?

Is this a filibuster? Who is responsible for keeping order? Since when was leaving Vietnam a mistake? Who rewrote the history books? They are stree ee eeee tching it!

[countmyvote4real]

20. I am going to puke. nt

[trashcanistanista]

30. I, too, am getting nauseous

I bought a little Easter candy to eat to carry me through. I have Lindt choc truffle eggs so I can still watch this and when that runs out I have Cadbury creme eggs with the yellow in the center. Just a recommendation to get through the day.

[POAS]

Nauseous ? Hell I've got my head buried in a

bucket for the last two days.

[EstimatedProphet]

21. The Repub speeches summed up:

Anyone who is for getting out of Iraq is an anti-American jerk who hopes for our armies to all be killed and wants Al Qaeda to invade the US and kill all its children. Anyone who protests the war or has the audacity to discuss whether we should have a war spits on the troops and makes them cry like babies. We should no more pull out of Iraq than we should have pulled out of Viet Nam (Boehner actually did say this) because we tell our enemies that we are cowards when we don't fight to the last man regardless of the meaning of the war. It was our patriotic duty to invade Iraq to destroy the evil Islamic mosters who are trying to destroy the world for their extraterrestrial overlords. All Islam is determined to make all women wear burqas and never eat barbecue again. Iraq attacked us on 9/11 because they hate America and they have never attacked us again regardless of the anthrax attacks because all terrorists are Arabs. Now the only patriotic answer is to shut up and let Bush do whatever he wants to our country and don't complain when it's our turn to blow him because it's our patriotic duty.

[Sydnie]

22. And

we can't leave til we torture a few more of them like they tortured me.

[EstimatedProphet]

25. Yeah

[Sydnie]

23. Set them straight Ike!

Speak out against the machine!

[EstimatedProphet]

26. I like Ike!

He used to be my rep. Those were the good old days...

[AndyA]

29. If the Republicans weren't so pathetic, they could almost be funny.

They are all sick. Liars. Enablers.

Conservative Christian: my ass.

Family values: bullshit.

High morals and integrity: wouldn't know them if they got stuffed up their noses.

Disgraceful, disgusting, distressful.

IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY NOW! NO MORE BULLSHIT!!

[KharmaTrain]

31. Here We Go...

I predict 40 Repugnicans cross over

Any other guesses?

[trashcanistanista]

36. I predict 10

[Sydnie]

32. Here we go!

Electronic vote called for!

[KharmaTrain]

33. We Posted At The Same Time...

GMTA I guess. LOL

I think we'll get 40 GOOP votes....

[Sydnie]

37. I can't even venture a guess

I should be at work ... should have been all week. Couldn't tear myself away at all. Have tried to watch every possible minute of this living history.

Gonna have to do a weeks worth of work tomorrow. It will NOT be fun to be me! ;)

[KharmaTrain]

40. You're Doing Your Patriotic Duty

I tried to watch a lot of the debate, but there's only so much lying and Repugnican fear mongering one can take (especially after eating).

I know what you mean, I've worked a little, watched a little, got nothing done.

Here's hoping it's not that bad.

And I'll bet it's a lot of fun to be you.

Cheers...

:toast:

[AndyA]

34. Stick it to 'em, guys!

:thumbsup:

Pass this resolution and move on!

[trashcanistanista]

39. Lieberman just voted - 1 Dem Nay

Why are there so many not voting Dems? This is not looking good.

(just kidding - or the equivalent of him in the house)

[trashcanistanista]

41. False alarm

Looking good 189 yay to 157 nay right now about a minute left.

[trashcanistanista]

45. Looks like final is

246 - 182 with 6 not voting.

[LSK]

38. CSPAN announced the Senate will be in session tomorrow.

[Sydnie]

43. Aren't they going to be in session so they can deal with

this resolution? I thought that is what I heard.

[Sydnie]

44. We should end up with 2 or 3 not votings too

because I heard them announce that two or three members were requesting a "leave of absence" for the rest of the week (was it yesterday?) and were granted that leave.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

47. 6, actually- 4 republics, 2 democrats.

Baird (D)
Boustany
Davis, Jo Ann
Hastert
LoBiondo
Nadler (D)