Posted on 01/25/2011 9:32:35 PM PST by Libloather
Rep. Loretta Sanchez sparks outrage from fellow Democrats with proposal to boot Giffords from Armed Services Committee
Chris Moody - The Daily Caller – Tue Jan 25, 5:17 pm ET
Behind closed doors, California Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez has proposed removing Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords from the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) until she recovers from injuries sustained after being shot in the head on Jan. 8 in Tucson, The Daily Caller has learned.
The proposal sparked an outrage, according to those in the room — including from those in Sanchez’s own party.
“It’s not appropriate,” Texas Democratic Rep. Silvestre Reyes told The Daily Caller, adding that there was outrage among some members in the room when Sanchez made the suggestion. “It’s bad for morale during her recovery period.”
Reyes and Rep. Adam Smith of California put up most of the fight against Sanchez, and helped squash the idea.
“From a woman who memorialized her cat, you’d think she’d show a little more compassion for a woman shot in the face,” said one GOP aide, referring to Sanchez’s 2010 Christmas card that paid tribute to her late cat, Gretzky.
Sanchez told her Democratic colleagues on the committee that every vote would be crucial, and since there was little indication Giffords would return soon, they should seek a replacement. A spokesman for Sanchez defended her proposal and called the criticism “ludicrous.”
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Civility.
For once, she’s right, but since Giffords is likely to be more conservative than her replacement, keeping her seat empty works for me.
Get back, Low-retta.....
How about...House Overseas Contingency Workers Committee?
This is the same woman who changed her last name from Brixey to Sanchez to play up her Mexican heritage on the ballot.
She’s a political monster who clearly is willing to do anything for power. Watch the “walk of shame” by Obama tonight in the SoTU. Sanchez grabs him, gives a huge smile, then pats him on the back.
Watch the “walk of shame” by Obama tonight in the SoTU. Sanchez grabs him, gives a huge smile, then pats him on the back.
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Pshaw! Did you notice Sheila Jackson Lee?
She was all over Obama coming and going, only time I’ve ever felt bad for Obama. heh!
And she has that seat because the GOP wouldn’t investigate Dornan’s loss. The pro-amnesty crowd in the Republican Party wouldn’t risk “alienating the hispanic vote” by making sure that illegals hadn’t voted, which they certainly did.
Sounds like B1 Bob’s successor wants the job.
Progressives are incapable of compassion. They care only about advancing their agenda. The only time they consider people is if the people are useful to advance the agenda. If they are too young, too old, or infirm physically or mentally, they get no regard.
I miss B1 Bob.
Miss I don’t know whether I want to use my gringo name or my mexican name speaks.
Were she a Republican they would have replaced her already.
You are right:
If they are too young, too old, or infirm physically or mentally, they get no regard.
Not only that, but they get the knife, the gas or the needle too. Oh those compassionate libs.
Taco-Lady is an idiot!
This writer can’t even bother to get the state right for one of the congressmen mentioned - what else could be just flat wrong?
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