Posted on 11/18/2005 12:30:42 PM PST by blogblogginaway
Edited on 11/18/2005 12:41:17 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
GOP Pulls Fast One... Tells Dems: Pull Troops Now? Okay, then let's vote!!!!! Tonight. 7 p.m. in House... Ultimate showdown...
Yeay! Showdown!
Hillary must be throwing ashtrays by now!
Is that 7 pm eastern time, 4 pm pst?
I think that their mouths just wrote a check their a^%$s can't cash.
The GOP grows a pair.
Blunt is surprising me with this one. Its put up or shut up.
O'Reilly challeneged them last nite on his show to do this! Brilliant!
yeah, baby!
Put your money where your mouth is, PING!!!
Finally!
As long as it's not CLOSED DOOR!
"We'll let the members debate it and then let them vote on it," said Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., the acting majority leader.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's office had no immediate comment."
LOL..no comment!! What's the matter Nancy..cat got your tongue? GOT GET EM REP. BLUNT..LOL
"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's office had no immediate comment."
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!
Brilliant!
Yeeeeeeeehhaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's about time they show some brass spheres.
kucinich.house.gov
Kucinich Contact: Doug Gordon (202) 225-5871
Kucinich: Momentum In Congress Begins To Shift on Iraq; Discharge Petition Started On Homeward Bound Act
20 Members Of Congress Show Up At Roll Out Of Discharge Petition Of Bipartisan Bill Authored By Reps. Abercrombie (D-HI), Kucinich (D-OH), Jones (R-NC) and Paul (R-TX) To End War In Iraq
Washington, Nov 16 -
Following yesterday’s bipartisan no confidence vote in the Senate on President Bush’s Iraq policy, today, twenty Members of Congress held a press conference to announce the start of a discharge petition on bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) and Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) to end the war in Iraq.
The discharge petition, a parliamentary tactic used to bring legislation directly to the House floor, was filed today on House Joint Resolution 55, The Homeward Bound Act, a bipartisan bill that sets a start date for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
Kucinich, one of the authors of H. J. Res. 55, issued the following statement today:
“The momentum in Congress has shifted. With this discharge petition we are saying enough. Enough of the misleading statements, changing rational, smear tactics and disinformation from this Administration. Enough of a failed policy that has cost the lives of over 2,000 American troops. And, enough of a Congress that has shunned its Constitutional duty to hold this Administration responsible and accountable for their failed war and occupation.
“This Congress needs to give America a honorable discharge from Iraq. H. J. Res. 55, and this discharge petition, is the beginning of the end of the war in Iraq. Two-thirds of current House Democrats and half of the current Senate Democrats voted against this war.
“The President cannot claim he was misled as he continues to mislead. The war will end and we will bring our troops home; that much is inevitable. What must be decided is timing and terms. Proponents of the Iraq occupation believe that with more time, troops, appropriations and cost in life, the insurgency will be eliminated. But there are no signs of this happening. All signs point to the opposite. Things are getting worse in Iraq and the mere presence of the United States is causing this to happen.
“H. J. Res. 55 is the only bipartisan bill in the House to end the war in Iraq. It is time for Congress to stand with the American public and demand an end to the war.”
The discharge petition filed today requires the signature of 218 Members of Congress, a majority, in order for the bill to be brought to the House floor for consideration.
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"We'll let the members debate it and then let them vote on it," said Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., the acting majority leader.
Looks as though Hastert is out of town and somebody with some guts finally called the libs at their own silly game.
I'm with ya Roy - give 'em hell
Hannity called for this on his radio show yesterday afternoon...so we know where O'Reilly got the idea.
Well, its about time the Republican party grew a spine. Guess they got the message. To bad it took many of us no longer giving financially to Republican causes and letting them know as much. Time will tell. Meanwhile, grab the popcorn and watch the show.
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