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Posted on 08/11/2007 12:25:43 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
WASHINGTON -- Republicans returning to the House floor on Friday morning Aug. 3 after their walkout the night before were surprised to find as presiding officer the Democrat they call "King Corruption": Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, master of earmarks and backroom deals.
Rep. Ed Pastor, a 64-year-old eight-term Democrat from Phoenix, Ariz., who is affable and well-liked by Republicans, had been scheduled to preside. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi, fearing parliamentary tricks by Republicans, put her muscleman Murtha in the chair.
Murtha's performance as non-partisan presiding officer ran true to form. On a voice vote, Murtha ruled for Democrats when obviously more Republicans were on the House floor. He subsequently ordered a roll call vote, though members rising in support clearly fell short of the 44 required. After that ruling was challenged, Murtha declared: "The chair's decision is not subject to question."
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It’s time to seriously look at what these Democrats are doing. They need to be run out of office and brought up on obstruction charges.
And so the show really begins with “the rules” being firmly thrown out of the window. The upcoming events calls for lots of popcorn.
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I would actually prefer much obstruction in Congress...the more they bicker and fight and call each other names, the less time they have to dream up ways to toake my freedom and more of my money...
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