Interesting message difference:
Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) on Friday suggested Democratic leaders did not solicit enough input from House Republicans on the financial rescue package.
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Asked whether House GOP lawmakers are right to believe they were slighted, Kanjorski replied, “I don’t know that we included them in enough, and that’s always a dangerous thing in politics. Remember, you’re dealing with egomaniacs. We’re all egomaniacs down here.”
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Kanjorski said, “Now, what we have to do is open that door for the House Republicans, bring them on in and say, ‘Guys, you know, we can’t cast your idea aside.’ Let’s listen to it … I think we have to allow them to talk their idea out. We have to be willing to listen.”
(Via Hot Air)
The article notes that Barney Frank doesn’t agree with Kanjorski: it also notes that Kanjorski is in the middle of a tough re-election fight (regrettably, Frank is not). That should be kept in mind: if this was a popular measure they’d be climbing all over each other to sign off on it. Also bear in mind that when it does pass it’s not just going to be our side that’ll be screaming, which is at least something to look forward to.
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
Dan McLaughlin
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
Obviously a Kanjorski "gaffe"
Ed54 (Diary) Friday, September 26th at 4:39PM EST (link)In the classic Kinsley sense – when a politician accidentally tells the truth.
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- Agesilaus
Isn't he in danger of losing
walter_hanson Friday, September 26th at 4:39PM EST (link)You know this is suppose to be a cakewalk year for Democrats. Yet he’s a Democrat Congressman who is in danger of losing. Is he trying to defend his role of supporting Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the house leadership in order to try to defend his seat?
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Minneapolis, MN
That was my first thought too
DrOldSchool (Diary) Friday, September 26th at 4:42PM EST (link)He’s in trouble and is trying to play nice. Possibly a positive sign to come?
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Ah, the problem of controlling Congress- when you do a cram down,
streetwise (Diary) Friday, September 26th at 5:01PM EST (link)the opposition can tell you to shove it! Bad news when you want bipartisan cover.
San Fran Nan Doesn't have the votes
PaRep (Diary) Friday, September 26th at 5:13PM EST (link)http://tinyurl.com/4dwzqc
I'll make a wild guess here
kowalski (Diary) Friday, September 26th at 5:34PM EST (link)And say that Kanjorski actually has some conscience, which probably weighs on him heavily as a Democrat. It’s a pity, but hey: maybe we should reach out to him and recruit him.
In the larger sense, It Don’t Matter. The rest of the Donks aren’t going to care about his conscience.
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Please remember
kowalski (Diary) Friday, September 26th at 5:39PM EST (link)That as a former Democrat and a Leftist I know that the worst thing you can possibly have as a Democrat is a conscience: when you advocate that people become dependent upon the government and seek to expand it at every opportunity, when you support causes that directly destroy human life in the womb, and when you have created a culture of victimhood and irresponsibility, there’s not much you won’t do to justify yourself. How can you do otherwise?
Poor Kanjorski, stuck with these people because he won’t wake up.
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Kanjorski is an idiot or a schemer
Judy T (Diary) Friday, September 26th at 5:57PM EST (link)I watched him speak during a committee meeting hearing.
He said now was not the time to assign blame that the media will sort that out later.
Yea, right — the media has totally ignored the Fannie Mae Freddie Mac failures because the Democrats are to blame.
The media has already covered the asses of every Democrat because they need to cover the Messiahs butt all the way to the White House.
Th media and the Democrats will continue to cover up and lie to the American people.
Judy T.
When did Republican ideas matter to Libs?
Stacy Friday, September 26th at 5:58PM EST (link)If I were in the House and heard those comments, I’d be worried, if not a little weirded out, the Dems have the votes to pass this disaster of a bailout, I’d tell the Repubs to try and keep to the sideline, let the Dems fall on their face.