Today in Congress: a Rundown

(i'm going to take my ball and go home)

some rethuglican just moved to adjourn in lieu of voting on contempt. looks like they're trying to waste time or run out a clock because this has forced a 15 minute pause.

1st!

let me know if im missing something in my rundown.  thanks!

filthy beasts (the republicans in congress debating the contempt) never seen a more contemptous bunch

CLICK IMG FOR VIDEO OF MISSED HEARING

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this is nauseating. why he hasn't been impeached for chronic stupidity escapes me.

asshat

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than any terrorist

Glad that got posted thrice.

The world is more like it is now than it ever has been before. -- Dwight Eisenhower

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That's like the Yogi quote:

It ain't over til it's over!

I think the Iraqi people owe the American people a huge debt of gratitude..."

Skin Disease Strikes Iraqi Children
Though the disease was first identified in Iraq more than a century ago, outbreaks were rare during Saddam Hussein's regime. But since the conflict began, experts say the destroyed health system has opened the way for diseases lurking in the environment.

``The war has exacerbated the problems in Iraq that are one or two decades old,'' said Claire Hajaj, a spokeswoman for UNICEF's Iraq office. ``Their health system has been undermined by violence, insecurity and sabotage.'' http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7310296

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Ti sto dialo!!!!

Stamats!

gotta make coffee

and remember kids...

"the system is working"

catch the thrilling conclusion of the contempt resolution here
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Jamesbennett

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That is enough of THAT nonsense, young man!

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a message for the goat-boy who discovers this thread in a fractured clay pot, 2,000 years from now

the deleted content were all of war-dog's poop from the previous thread, all wrapped up in a neat satchel for the busy executive to consume on his (or her) way to his (or her) board (or broad) meeting - but they were so far ahead of their time, so mouth-wateringly pleasing, that the good citizens of seder's blog could not cope... there were riots and revolutions, so v-day was created to restore peace and prosperity

i could go on...
but you're probably busy, too

no -- Boehner is drunk
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Jamesbennett

you sick SOB

Stop it!!!!!!!

The blog has been deja-voodooed.

settle down, you'll feel better.

put the gun down and step away from the window!

its about time. talk about grandstanding. boehner and the republicans just walked out in protest.

Republicants

hilarious republicans walk out of the house.=.=.=.=.=
Jamesbennett

here's a serious one

DISSONANCE

What sounds drive you to distraction? The dentist’s drill? A baby crying? Or the ever-present bleeps of mobile phones?

Over the next two editions of Discovery Trevor Cox presents a two-part journey into the world of acoustics research, starting with the sounds we love to hate.

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if you listen to the programme...

keep in mind war-dog's game, why he grates on the nerves, etc

Let's all go in the corner and hold our breath until we get our way.

i'll edit/delete the above shite

: )

see kids...

"the system is working"

U.S. Plans to Shoot Down Broken Spy Satellite

President Bush, acting on the advice of his national security advisers, has decided to attempt to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite that is expected to crash to Earth early next month, a spokesman for the National Security Council said today.

NSC spokesman Gordon Johndroe said the president made the decision within the past week and asked the military to come up with plans to destroy the satellite.

Johndroe said that decision, which will be explained at a Pentagon news conference this afternoon, was based on the fact that the satellite is carrying substantial amounts of a hazardous and corrosive rocket fuel, hydrazine.

The satellite was launched in December 2006 but soon lost contact with ground control. Information about the spacecraft is classified, but experts believe it is the first of a new generation of smaller and more precise spy satellites.

Johndroe said the satellite would be destroyed "as it comes to Earth," which is expected to occur in several weeks.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/14/AR200802...

rep. louise slaughter is reading boners remarks from 1998 when the shoe was on the other foot. little did he think that his comments would come back and bite him.

and hit record. I never realized that reality tv was so fun.

Ahh... The Old 97 Manifesto

to hoyer it would seem that we're in for a fight about fisa

its about time. talk about grandstanding. boehner and the republicans just walked out in protest.

OMG I can't believe I'm missing this!

Disorder in the House
Lots of uproar today in the House.

Basically, Republicans are pissed about the contempt resolutions file by the Democratic majority. So they have been disrupting House proceedings, including the memorial service for the late Rep. Tom Lantos.

But just now, the GOP walked out of the House and is congregating on the Capital steps in protest.

--David Kurtz

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/house_gopers_seek_to_d...

Slaughter is reading Boner's comments about what? Impeachemnt?

a spine transplant? didn't expect it from him (isn't he a blue dog, a bush dog?) He was good with this fisa speech! got applause

but now it looks like some kind of riot is happening - the repubs will not accept it!

House in chaos: GOP calls vote during Lantos memorial

During what was supposed to be a somber memorial service in Statuary Hall for Rep. Tom Lantos, who died Monday, the House chamber became mired in chaos over procedural votes.

Democrats angrily denounced the GOP as insensitive for calling a "motion to adjourn" — essentially a dilatory tactic — while dignitaries were still giving tributes to Lantos, a Holocaust survivor who was chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. But Republican aides shot back quickly, saying it was Democrats who broke an agreement to keep the House in recess during the memorial service.

To some extent, it appears both sides are at fault, but the recriminations have been fast and furious.

"The disrespect that has been shown by a Republican member of Congress in calling a political procedural motion during the memorial service for the late Chairman Tom Lantos is incomprehensible," said Stacey Bernards, a spokeswoman for House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.). "It is unjustifiable, and Republican leaders should restrict their members from further such action."

A senior Republican aide, however, said the GOP was given no choice in asking for a vote because Democrats broke their commitment to keep the House in recess during the memorial service. Democrats are pushing a contempt vote against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former Bush counsel Harriet Miers, and have bypassed traditional rules allowing an hour of debate on the matter, according to Jo Maney, a spokeswoman for Republicans on the House Rules Committee.

"The reason for the chaos is the majority," Maney said. "We made clear we would use every procedural rule" to delay the contempt votes.

"There was an agreement that there would be no votes during the service, but they [Democrats] rang the bells" to bring the House back into session, Maney said.

The scene in the Capitol was extremely tense as the procedural motion failed. The Crypt has already received several angry denouncements from both sides of the aisle as tempers flared this morning in the House.

Democrats are now debating the contempt resolution, which stems from an investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0208/House_in_chaos_GOP_calls_vot...

good! let them protest, the filthy dogs

in the House , complaining about the Dems calling the House to order during Lantos' Memorial, was wrong.

It was the GOP that insisted on this!

that america is less safe because the republicans walked out...

Breaking: Mitt to endorse John McCain

--David Kurtz
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/romney_endorsing...

Mitten endorses McCain... Endoresment expected to affect Mitt Romney's turnout on election day, and will surely influence the way the former governor votes on Nov 4th.

Putting up with troll crap once is bad enough !
We here can't do anything about the trolls !
Why fuck with us ?
Ya Roovert !

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

There's a riot in the House and the NPR hourly newscast didn't even mention it...

Is the riot over FISA or over contempt?

Keep me updated ! I can't watch it!

only Democrats are there to vote so contempt is a given. It will pass as expected.

Happy valentines day!

just had three roses delivered here!

i love Bgurl!

In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand
At the mongrel dogs who teach
Fearing not I'd become my enemy
In the instant that I preach
My existence led by confusion boats
Mutiny from stern to bow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.

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Jamesbennett

Just got off the phone w/ my Rep's office.

I knew the answer but figured I'd call anyway.

I was told "Steve Cohen does not in any way shape or form support immunity for the telecom industry".

I hate Valentines day.

in order to insist on the yeas and nays.

the voice vote passed.
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Jamesbennett

she's pegging the lie side of the truth detector.

eya meg!

you are well loved here.

it passed overwhelmingly and they repubs didn't like - poor babies - not used to dems exerting some principled spine so they walked, not properly a riot, but sounded like one,they were quite loud

nope, mmr

i'll go one better

i'll do the same again at show time

only next time there'll be no respite

next time it'll be armageddon

hear that sam...

sunday you'll have to ban me

Yea 218 Dems 3 Repubs

Nay 1 Dem 27 Rethugs

Present 1

Procedural Vote:

Contempt of Congress & Subpoena Compliance

Time is over and they are still accepting repub. votes

all right, thunder from down under...

Boehner had his lock-step-group walk out (and have a news conference) in protest that FISA was not being considered (hardly a riot.) This was after yesterday when all the reps. voted as a group to prevent committee (?) house/senate conference to reach a compromise between the house fisa bill (which did not include immunity and was passed three months ago) and the senate version (which was delayed for three months by the senate reps.)
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Jamesbennett

John McCain is running for sissy in chief

In his new book, John Strausbaugh claims everyone in America has been "sissified," including the 2008 presidential contenders.

By Vincent Rossmeier

Feb. 14, 2008 | John Strausbaugh admits that his latest book was written as an act of provocation. In Sissy Nation: How America Became a Culture of Wimps and Stoopits," a former editor at the New York Press who is now a frequent contributor to the New York Times argues that creeping "sissitude" has rendered Americans incapable of thinking for themselves or acting as individuals. Shooting from both hips, Strausbaugh assails both political parties, most of the 2008 presidential candidates, the obese, global warming activists, people who use iPods, religious fundamentalists, Al Gore, Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush. The provocation seems to have worked, if the fight that nearly broke out in the audience at a recent "Sissy Nation" reading broadcast by C-SPAN is any measure. Recently, Salon asked Strausbaugh to explain how and why everyone in America became a sissy. The interview was conducted, sissy fashion, by telephone.

...What makes the United States a "Sissy Nation"?

We have become a sissy culture. I don't mean sissy in the old style of manly man vs. girly man or male vs. female or big guy vs. little guy. Sissy doesn't have anything to do in my definition with your biceps. It's got to do with your brains and your commitment and your conviction and your ability to stand up as an individual. We've become, I think, a herd of Holsteins. Soft, lazy, stupid, knee-jerk, head-bobbing, fundamentalist, high-brained, less-than-human humans now. We're becoming that way. We're not all uniformly and thoroughly sissified yet, but we're working on it. The book is to raise my hand and say this is kind of a problem and we need to think about this. I think the genius about the American experiment in democracy is to create this social environment where each and every one of us has the opportunity as individuals to achieve what we can, to be as happy as we can, to live as fulfilled a life as we can, and we're getting away from that by identifying ourselves by which pack of Holsteins we have to be members of.

http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/14/sissy_nation/

the fisa (which the dems have set aside) and the contempt (which they have approved) - they recounted the votes because the repubs just wanted to waste time protesting - what babies I swear - but of course the count was what it was - it passed!

the contempt resolution passed

Time is over and they are still accepting repub. votes

Oh dear GOD why????

Let the little babies have their tantrums!

Where is Old 97? His girl Hattie is in trouble!

Worthless shits !

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

I think was to avoid a cloture vote ( which I would guess a rule vote is not subject to.)

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Jamesbennett

Warmongering fuckhead Rice is a scum WAR CRIMINAL AND NEEDS TO BE INDICTED AND PUNISHED AS ONE, AFTER SHE IS CONVICTED OR WAR CRIMES.

period.

I am shocked!!!!!

Howdy air ono!

:(

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

the republicans that walked out are now holding out the senate dems that blinked as examples of how the dems in the house should behave.

They Were The majority !
Screw Them !

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

version of fisa. is he blowing smoke?

What happened in house? i missed it?

whats going on?

place your hand on the bible... do you, war-dog, swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

"i do"

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oh for real, just got back was running late listening to nancy pelosi that seems to make sense just like hoyer and of course DODD, but i dont know---so it passed, so what was all the shitting about?

him and the bush dogs are the majority...forgive him!

Be my Valentine?

02.14.08 -- 1:49PM // link | recommend

Disorder in the House
Lots of uproar today in the House.

Basically, Republicans are pissed about the contempt resolutions filed by the Democratic majority. So they have been disrupting House proceedings, including the memorial service for the late Rep. Tom Lantos.

But just now, the GOP walked out of the House and is congregating on the Capital steps in protest.

Late Update: The walkout appears to be in protest over yesterday's House vote not to extend the Protect America Act, but we're still attempting to nail that down. It would be an odd protest, since, as we reported yesterday, the right wingers in the House joined with liberal Dems to defeat the extension.

Later Update: OK, it appears that the GOP walkout was not over the extension vote yesterday, which really would have been odd. Rather, this appears to have been done in conjunction with the President's demand this morning that the House pass the Senate surveillance bill before tomorrow's expiration of the Protect America Act. The contempt resolutions against White House aides, current and former, are part of the mix, because the House is spending time on that rather, GOPers say, than on the surveillance bill.

We'll keep you posted.

--David Kurtz

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/178563.php

having difficulties turning him on

House Passes Contempt Resolution against White House Officials

By Paul Kiel - February 14, 2008, 2:26PM

Well, after all that, it's done. The House passed the contempt resolution against White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and Harriet Miers, 223-32. Most Republicans, having staged their walk out, did not vote.

So now the ball's in Attorney General Michael Mukasey's court. He's expected to decline to enforce the citation of contempt, since both Bolten and Miers declined to testify as a result of an assertion of executive privilege.

The resolution included both a criminal contempt citation and the authorization for the House Judiciary Committee to sue the White House if Mukasey refuses to enforce the citation.

oh but its state secret---

awww, tankies

bobby

♥

p.s. got one with a dick sticking up someones arse

Submitted by toniD on Thu, 02/14/2008 - 2:41pm.
...The walkout appears to be in protest over yesterday's House vote not to extend the Protect America Act, but we're still attempting to nail that down...
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Sheesh. If you want to stage an unambiguous protest, hire a hippy, not a Republican suit.

There's nothing more embarrassing than protesting so ineffectively that no one knows what the hell is being protested.

http://lessjobsmorewars.com/

Bush dispatching Rice to Kenya

Bush Pledges Long-Term U.S. Commitment Toward Africa, Sending Rice to Bolster Peace in Kenya

BEN FELLER
AP News

Feb 14, 2008 11:50 EST

President Bush said Thursday he will dispatch Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to go to Kenya to demand a halt to the violence that has left more than 1,000 people dead.

Rice will accompany Bush when he visits Africa, beginning Saturday, with stops in Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia. The president pledged to make a long-term U.S. commitment toward Africa.

Bush said that during his trip, he will direct Rice to go to Kenya and support the work of former U.N. chief Kofi Annan, who is trying to mediate a political solution between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Since a disputed presidential election in December, weeks of bloodshed have killed more than 1,000 Kenyans and forced some 600,000 to flee their homes.

Bush said Rice will deliver a message directly to Kenya's leaders and people: "There must be an immediate halt to violence, there must be justice for the victims of abuse and there must be a full return to democracy."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/02/bush_dispatching_rice_to_kenya...

on cspan is saying earmarks are bad because congress gives away its oversight abilities in voting on earmarks.

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Jamesbennett

i want yo... eeeeee--eeeeeee--lec--tri--ci--teeeeeeee

: )

i think the end of boners press conference qualifies. he asked for questions and no one asked any.

oh, that's nice

giving a bag of rice

they'll appreciate that

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/14/republican-walkout/

House Republicans Stage Walkout, Refuse To Vote On Contempt Charges

Today, House Democrats attempted to hold a vote on contempt charges for White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers, who refused to respond to subpoenas in Congress’s investigation of the U.S. attorney scandal.

On the House floor today, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) led Republicans in a walkout in protest of the contempt vote, alleging it is a “partisan fishing expedition.” The GOP is pushing for the House to approve the Senate’s version of the Protect America Act, which includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications firms. Boehner declared:

We will not stand for this, and we will not stay for this. And I would ask my House Republican colleagues and those who believe we should be protecting the American people, to not vote on this bill. Let’s just get up and leave. (Applause)

For all you contemptuous criminals in the Bush adminstration.

BEST VALENTINES DAY EVER MEG!

i hope its not "sticky" Rice

I am running against Ms. Pelosi to challenge her lack of leadership and her abandonment of the good people of the 8th District. As a “Decline to State,” my “party” affiliation, I cannot get on the ballot in California until August for the November General Election.

In a perfect world, a credible Democrat will take her on in the primaries to make her answer to her constituents on certain charges: ie: if she knew BushCo was torturing human beings as early as 2002, why did she remain silent?

Why does she continue to fund the war crimes of the Bush Regime?

Why will she not advocate for the decontamination of Bay View/Hunter’s Point and for affordable housing, not just there, but all over San Francisco?

Why did she exclude our transgender brothers and sisters from the ENDA legislation?

Why does she support “Free” Trade agreements that hurt workers and unions all over the world?

These are just a few questions that need to be urgently asked and answered because many of her policies directly contradict the values of San Francisco.

is that what they're calling "justice" and "accountablility" these days

I DEMAND A...

“partisan fishing expedition”

ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- A strong earthquake and an almost equally strong aftershock struck southern Greece just after midday Thursday, U.S. and Greek experts said.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported on its Web site that the initial 6.7 magnitude quake was centered about 140 miles (230 km) southwest of the capital, Athens, and was located about 12 miles offshore. - As previously predicted.

are planning to attack us.
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then why are you so busy trying to tap americans phones?

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the dumbing down of america is paying off in spades for this administration. anybody with half a brain can understand that the more emotional the argument, the more disingenous the speaker. what is bush really up to?

Negroponte: Destroyed Torture Tapes? I Don't Remember
By Paul Kiel - February 14, 2008, 12:24PM

Late last year, Newsweek added a significant wrinkle to the CIA's destroyed torture tapes scandal. Then-Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte had apparently "strongly advised against" destroying the tapes in a memo, "the only known documentation that a senior intel official warned that the tapes should not be destroyed." That potentially meant trouble for Jose Rodriguez, the former CIA official who ordered the tapes destroyed.

But, during an interview with WNYC's Brian Lehrer yesterday, Negroponte said that he'd totally forgotten about that whole destroyed tapes thing before the scandal blew up in December of last year. He doesn't dispute having written the reported memo, but seems to be baffled that the tapes have become such an issue:

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/_negroponte_destroyed_...

Bernanke happy to sacrifice middle class to benefit Wall Street
by Chris in Paris · 2/14/2008 02:36:00 PM ET · Link
Discuss this post here: Comments (13) · reddit · FARK ·· Digg It!

Oh great. He's ready to do whatever it takes to help out Wall Street who are loving his rate cuts (i.e. free money) and his puppet-like behavior. If this means crushing average Americans with a weaker dollar and more expensive oil (notice how it's risen!) he's fine to do so. As long as Wall Street likes him. I can see why Bernanke doesn't have any friends but buying them like this is really painful for the rest of us. Can't he just go on Facebook and find someone who will befriend him?
Given all the dangers facing the economy, the Fed "will act in a timely manner as needed to support growth and to provide adequate insurance against downside risks," he said, indicating additional rate cuts were likely.

But he said the Fed has to be mindful that growth should pick up later in the year.
Perhaps, but not really a given at this point. Each assessment of the economy in recent months has been worse than the last. There is no shortage of trouble thanks to failed GOP policies but to kowtow to Wall Street - who created these problems and did a brilliant job of selling this junk - and add to the already high inflation is not the answer.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/23164484

he wants to cover his ass. he wants to move along w/fisa as quick as possible...same w/torture

he's fervently trying to create the legal leg to stand on.

I mean if condo associations can legislate things like smoking in my own home .. they probably think they can legislate who and how I f*** .. right?

I don't smoke .. but this is just really severely f'd up in terms of what you can do in your home. Minneapolis can really bug the crap out of me at times with this PC bull.

Condo Owners Tell Smokers To Go [%$@# themselves?] Outside

And for militant types who are all .. "Smoking Kills .. blah .. blah .. blah" - Yes .. but let us remember that this President has set the precedent for using thought patterns like this to ruin this country. So .. my example of gay sex .. with a thought pattern like this .. might ACTUALLY happen! Remember .. some people think .. like smoking .. being gay is a "lifestyle" decision.

Okay .. I will stop being a paranoid b*tch now and return to regular happy-go-lucky Wil now .. : / - Kinda

The President has said that American lives will be sacrificed if Congress does not change FISA. But he has also said that he will veto any FISA bill that does not grant retro-active immunity. No immunity, no FISA bill. So if we take the President at his word, he's willing to let Americans die to protect the phone companies.

Good to see you!

needs to stop pointing before the ethics comittee admonishes him too...

Link To Video-holdfastblog.com

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

WASHINGTON — A Russian bomber made a low-altitude pass over a U.S. carrier battle group that was conducting exercises in international waters near Japan last weekend, an incident reminiscent of the Cold War, U.S. military officials said Tuesday.

Pentagon officials said that the Tupolev 95 bomber — the world's only propeller-driven strategic bomber — flew within 2,000 feet of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier. The Navy scrambled four F-18 fighters to escort the Russian aircraft away.

Over the weekend, Japan also scrambled fighter jets and accused Russia of violating its airspace around the Izu island chain, several hundred miles south of Tokyo.

There have been numerous incidents of Russian planes testing Japanese air defenses, but Russia's willingness to disrupt a U.S. training exercise was surprising, officials said.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/27437.html

(sorry if this was already posted. surprized i missed this. bush needs to revise his morning scare tactics.)

Next .. Gay Sex ...
new
Submitted by Willow on Thu, 02/14/2008 - 3:13pm.
I mean if condo associations can legislate things like smoking in my own home

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Ban it I say...

nicotine is an addictive cancer causing drug that kills 500,000 plus people a year in the US

They ban you from smoking crack and heroin and meth "in your own home" ... why not this?

w. old news

It's Called The Fascist Shuffle !

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

My boss took me to lunch and it was soo good.

House Republicans Walk Out
by BooMan
Thu Feb 14th, 2008 at 01:48:39 PM EST

John Boehner just led the Republican caucus out of the House of Representatives rather than allow them to vote on contempt charges against Harriet Miers and John Bolten.
Update [2008-2-14 14:25:22 by BooMan]: The House of Representatives has officially found Bush's chief of staff John Bolten and former legal adviser and Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers to be in Contempt of Congress. The vote was 223-32. I'll get a Roll Call as soon as they post it.

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2008/2/14/134839/900

BAQUBA, Iraq - The Awakening Councils in Diyala province are stepping up their protests against the government in Baghdad.

The Awakening Councils, or the Sahwa as they are called, are a mostly Sunni Muslim force set up by the US to draw in resistance fighters into their ranks and aid US forces.
On February 11, hundreds of Sahwa fighters demonstrated in Baquba, 40 kilometers northeast of Baghdad, demanding dismissal of Qureyshi and threatening to quit their jobs as neighborhood guards if he remained. Many have since left their US$300 monthly posts in protest.
The demonstrations have drawn in people from all around Iraq's volatile Diyala province with streets filled with people hoisting protest banners. The Sahwa want to show they are a power that Baghdad cannot ignore.
A rally last Sunday led to armed clashes between Iraqi police and Sahwa members, in which three policemen were killed.
Abu Haider al-Katib, spokesman for the 1920s Revolution Brigades, the largest of the Sahwa components, told reporters that if their demands were not met, they would "take up arms" against the police "and US troops if they support the police".
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JB15Ak07.html

NEW THREAD!!!!!!!!

i've known some who having spotted someone smoking a hundred yards away, swear that they are having trouble breathing.

on the other hand, just like we have outside areas for smoking, having outside areas for sex could prove interesting.

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