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...why she has to resubmit a bill that will fund the war.

The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!

...all of the present votes were by Republicans. I'm just wondering what the point of voting "present" was when they could have voted Yay and had the bill passed.

...Nancy has to resubmit it. The original bill was split up for the purposes of letting the progressives "vote their conscience" on withdrawal, then edit it out in the reconciliation with the Senate version. Not going to happen, now; the bill failed.

The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!

....the clarification is much appreciated.

Iustum et tenacem propositi virum non civium ardor prava iubentium, non vultus instantis tyranni mente quatit solida.
-Quintus Horatius Flaccus

Iustum et tenacem propositi virum non civium ardor prava iubentium, non vultus instantis tyranni mente quatit solida.
-Quintus Horatius Flaccus

...the Democratic leadership loaded some poison pills into the legislation, including an income tax hike.

That's why.

"No matter how much lipstick you put on the taxation pig, it's still a pig... and it's currently snout-down in your wallet." - Michael Fisk

...that may explain it. Thank you.

Anyway it went down, it should be entertaining to watch Pelosi try and fix this.

The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!

Can be found in this CNN article

"No matter how much lipstick you put on the taxation pig, it's still a pig... and it's currently snout-down in your wallet." - Michael Fisk

We didn't lose in 2006 because Conservatives stayed home in 2006. We lost because Independents and conservative Dems didn't vote for our candidates. At best, self-identified Republicans are about a third of the electorate. The public doesn't support this war. I would argue because it was horribly managed for so long. Those on the left have other arguments. Either way, we have to take our lumps, retrench and build a party that Independents and conservative Dems will vote for. Otherwise, we will go the way of the Whigs.

Funny. You run "moderates" and they lose. And you blame conservatives.

for the last time, registered republicans did not vote significantly less than in any other off year elections, but republicans lost the independents completely.

And if you didn't like that, get used to it because in 2008 you probably WILL have a lot of republicans staying home.

"Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty"
Kyle

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If you recall many of the Democrats who won seats in 2006 ran as conservatives or quasi-conservatives. The problem was moderate Republicans who got outflanked by more politically savvy opponents.

This site having an anti-McCain sentiment, you sure do have a lot of balls to write a comment that is anti-conservative.

Why don't you pull your head out of your 4th point of contact and quit whining!

"Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper" Peter Griffin...Family Guy

conform and celebrate diversity....or else!!!

I would like to apologize, as I was pissed off when I wrote this little rant.

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