Comments on: Today’s House Vote, by the Numbers

By: Dan Perrin

Dan Perrin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:59 +0000

for your activism and passion for saving this country from the fiscally and political insane Democratic House leadership

By: GregInFla

GregInFla — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:18:22 +0000

Watching that vote was painful. (Accessing redstate afterwards as impossible, but it seems to be returned to normal.) I would like to think that he would NOT have voted Yea if there were only 217 Yea’s. Plus, the House would still have the vote on the conference committee bill after Senate passes something else. I find it hard to believe that this bill will pas unchanged in the Senate.

By: bs

bs — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:51:56 +0000

See http://www.openleft.com/diary/15909/stupak-amendment-update Note item 1:

No Progressive Block, apparently due to Obama reassurance. To my knowledge, no pro-choice Democrats have threatened to vote against the bill as a result of this. Apparently, this is because of a rumor going around Congress that President Obama promised Henry Waxman that he will "personally" work to remove the language in conference. I feel so reassured.

Now they say it's a "rumor". But I wouldn't put it past Obama, the biggest pro-death POTUS to ever (dis)grace the WH.

By: TNJim

TNJim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:32:33 +0000

1 hour after he was sworn in he was breaking promises to his constituents. Then the vote last night was the capper. I think most of us knew Cao was a RINO, maybe not to that extent, but the bottom line here is there was bipartisan objection to the bill, and it almost worked.

By: TNJim

TNJim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:27:26 +0000

Neil put in a great effort this weekend. I blame the software, also.

By: DONTTREADONME

DONTTREADONME — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:24:12 +0000

1. Thanks TNJim I was beginning to think we gave up

To everyone else, lets write the narrative,
1. vote does not bipartisan make
2. Democrats lying to their constituents, ahem NY-23

By: bs

bs — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:19:42 +0000

so it was backed out. Neil worked his butt off to get the upgrade working, but just couldn’t get it there. I think the software is the problem, not the effort.

By: TNJim

TNJim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:11:22 +0000

Maintenance, no hacking. Been talking to Neil about it on twitter. Still some things to do, but not been hacked.

By: DONTTREADONME

DONTTREADONME — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:01:24 +0000

Seriously, Redstate has been very inaccessible since after the vote last night?

By: bs

bs — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:31:08 +0000

And that will prove whether or not the Blue Dogs are really committed to the life issue.

By: JSobieski

JSobieski — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:18:55 +0000

I forget the specifics, but certain motions can only be made by someone who voted in favor, so the Rs needed someone to vote in favor if the bill passed.

By: zachv

zachv — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:18:24 +0000

… against Joe Cao.

By: Xasteius

Xasteius — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:18:18 +0000

Great, now we are at the mercy of Leiberman and other Senator Blue dogs.

Elections have consequences.

By: redneck_hippie

redneck_hippie — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:17:34 +0000

cheering over the passage of a turd.

By: Xasteius

Xasteius — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:17:21 +0000

By: SteveLA

SteveLA — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:15:51 +0000

By: treeofliberty

treeofliberty — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:14:58 +0000

Cao votes Yes the bill passes.

Dark day in America.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:14:38 +0000

Gao (sp??) from LA, must be the guy who got Jefferson’s old seat?

Sell out.

By: Xasteius

Xasteius — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:14:38 +0000

By: IJB

IJB — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:14:14 +0000

It’s a low-risk move by Boehner – Cao won’t win in 2010 anyway – but it would send a very clear message both to the GOP caucus, and the Base, that some issues are just to important to stray on.