wanting to play by their rules now if I thought that there would be payback in time to come. Unfortunately, when Republicans are in the majority, they’re all too apt to defer to their “honored colleagues on the other side of the aisle.”

If I could strip each Republican of just one thing, it would be their manners. Let ‘em scream, shout, and hurl insult– what have they got to lose at this point? Besides more of us.

How anyone can claim Republican are holding anything up when Republicans are giving the Democrats they need to pass their socialist agenda is beyond me!

Grow a pair Cantor and object to all unanimous consent requests…if you’re gonna get blamed by the Dem’s and the lap dog press for obstructing anyway….what have you got to lose?

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson

The first leading indicator to turn is hours worked per week which is still steadily declining.

The donks know by Sept unemployment numbers, their time is up.

Cantor and all the R’s in Congress should be screaming, shouthing, demanding and going to battle if necessary against the antics of the Liberals. Please read mmmc’s and my comments on Cantors diary. We do pay much attention to what he is doing, as he is our rep. We do get the chance to vote for him or not. It seems to me that Cantor is becoming a pro-big government politician, and he can’t even do that effectively.

Cantor and all the R’s in Congress should be screaming, shouthing, demanding and going to battle if necessary against the antics of the Liberals. Please read mmmc’s and my comments on Cantors diary. We do pay much attention to what he is doing, as he is our rep. We do get the chance to vote for him or not. It seems to me that Cantor is becoming a pro-big government politician, and he can’t even do that effectively.

Let’s see, we have;

- 10% unemployment
- We are headed to a $2 trillion dollar deficit in 2009
- Federal spending is up 23%
- Corporate tax receipts down 57%
- Personal tax receipts down 22%

Next;
- A new multi-trillion dollar entitlement in National ObamaCare
- Another “stimulus”
- Cap and trade to increase everyone;s taxes

Yes. It’s the peoples agenda alright.

Here’s the problem for the Democrats — majorities do not last forever. The GOP will one day take over the House again. And payback is hell.

If only…

We all know that the likley result of a GOP majority will be a willingness to bend over forwards to show ‘bi-partisanship” with democrats featuring favorable committee numbers, unlimited debate, and a veto over the agenda. As usual.

The democrats are at war with us and we are looking for common ground.

Feh.

Sorry, Erick, but I gotta agree with the rest here – the GOP doesn’t know what payback is. We play by an entirely different (and entirely too civil) rulebook than the Donks. There is *no* way that we’ll do anything like that when (not if, but when) we retake the House. No one has the gonads to do it.

The battle cry from Redstate to our GOP friends needs to be “Grow A Pair” (I know you’ve used that image in the past, and it’s still appropriate…)

Business activity (sales, etc. ) Is down, companies are going out of business and overall the normal cycles taxed by our goverment have decreased. It also means that personal consumption is down, people are making less income/ unemployed so they are not paying taxes.

Sorry for the disconnect. B berry is not friendly on “Reply to this” buttons

First…. Broun would not have won that vote. He won literally zero, of the several offered, the same exact adjournment vote today.

The reason the Speaker adjourned subject to call of the Chair was they were not sure whether Rules needed to meet, and to File a special Rule meant the House would have to be in session.

Second, people here are complaining the R’s are not doing enough to tie it up in parliamentary knots.

They had 54 votes in one day a few weeks ago.

SINCE THEN all Special Rules reported out have done the following:

1. On amendments reported from the Committee of the Whole, the question of their adoption is put to the House en gros and without demand for division of the question. !!!!! That means members cannot demand a seperte vote in the whole House on each individual amendment.

2. Mandate 2 minute votes, rather than five after the first 15 minute vote.

3. Limit the member who can offer the amendment.

4. Waive all points of order, except claus 9, and 10, of Rule XXI.

5. Prohibit the Chair from recognizing an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause.

6. Prevent the minority from offering a Motion to Rise.

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These are just some of what they have done. But, they can effectively remove the minority’s ability to do much when they report rules which are so restrictive.