GOP, Democrats Clash Over Omnibus Bill (House Dems shut out GOP completely)

The Washington Post ^ | January 31, 2007 | ANDREW TAYLOR

[The South Texan]

"WHEN WILL THE REPUBLICANS EVER LEARN?!"

Probably in about 40 years or so when they decide it's time to be a majority party again like they did in 1994 when they were the minority party since the 1950's.

How stupid and gutless are the Republicans in the House? My answer came when they reelected Boener and Blunt to their leadership positions. You talk about a couple of DC insiders that have the charisma of a door nail. These men put me to sleep when I see them on TV.

Their is hope McConnell will flex his muscles like he did in leading the charge against McCain-Fiengold and a few other things Republicans advocated that they shouldn't have even considered. But I am not holding my breath.

[theDentist]

WHEN WILL THE REPUBLICANS EVER LEARN?!

N e v e r.

[George W. Bush]

As the House kicked off debate on the bill, Republicans said the measure was being rushed to the floor without adequate time for lawmakers to read it and without the chance to offer changes.

Then vote against it. Hell, the GOP never read its own bills while in the majority.

There's no real news here. The majority in the House routinely excludes the minority.

[rusureitflies?]

"House Republicans complained bitterly.." So does my grandchild but it just doesn't work. rinos=whimps & wussies.

[q_an_a]

Republicans had these bills to work on when they had the majority and decided to punt. Look what it is doing to the country. I'm not for sitting out elections or any of the other stupid - SEND THEM A MESSAGE - stuff but what is a rational conservative Republican to do in these times?

[Sir_Ed]

I hope the big-spending Republicans learned THEIR lesson and start spending like REPUBLICANS, not drunken sailors!

I also hope they learn the lesson that elections aren't collegial debutantes' balls where tea is sipped with pinky cocked and gentlemen exchange fine pleasentries with each other instead of rolling up their sleeves and tearing into the Dems and medias' lies and WINNING every argument and every debate.

Ed

[EGPWS]

WHEN WILL THE REPUBLICANS EVER LEARN?!

This is what the Democrats do when they are in power, when they were in the minority they still succeeded in scuttling or drastically changing many Republican bills, because the Republican have been too "polite" or timid to play hardball.

If they do what the democrat's do, doesn't that make them democrats?

[Sir_Ed]

Yup, be as aggresive, obstructionist and wily as the Dems were to us!

Of course, they won't do it...Boehner and such seem to prefer to be in the minority, where the Pubbies never really have to take effective leadership, they just sit back and gorge on all the pork and lobbyist fat that slides their way.

Ed

[Sir_Ed]

President Bush won't veto any of their massive spending bills, cut and run bills or Fairness Doctrine/CFR censorship bills.

That would disturb the "new tone" wherein the GOP learns to bend over and smile while taking it.

Ed

[Def Conservative]

LOL@ this teaching the GOP a lesson. The only people who are suffering is us. At the end of the day the GOP politicians will be OK, if they lose their seats they go on to make more money than they ever could while in congress. Americans--especially conservatives-- are the ones who will suffer, not the GOP politicians who are supposedly being taught a lesson about how to "play politics". Some of you tickle me.

[NeoCaveman]

Dems exercise power like they have it.

If Republicans had learned to do this, maybe they'd still be in power.

Would I be out of line if I said Nancy Pelosi runs the house like a plantation, and you know what I'm talkin about?