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Ignored by the media. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1
Oh,...you must be referring to the "Facts-Not-My-Job" Media?.. Segami Oct 2013 #5
Button: "Press My Pants"! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #6
LOL! Segami Oct 2013 #7
so to my blue jeans..... marble falls Oct 2013 #34
Or that they even know what the House is doing. nt tsuki Oct 2013 #42
Wow, JimboBillyBubbaBob Oct 2013 #52
Speaking of Stooges... secondvariety Oct 2013 #55
bury him in emails, the fucker. roguevalley Oct 2013 #51
Seriously, you have a great idea dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #56
So far just Think Progress and Huffpo covered it (in addition to Addictinginfo) progressoid Oct 2013 #117
Anyone who says the rethugs *didn't* want the govt shutdown is an idiot meadowlark5 Oct 2013 #2
Republicans really show real life examples of classic villains AZ Progressive Oct 2013 #12
"...audacity and cunning..."(not cunningness, fyi) carla Oct 2013 #40
No words.....just this..... SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #71
No wonder Boehner is out there twisting in the wind: truebluegreen Oct 2013 #3
Actually, I suspect this is the opposite. Boehner is too happy to be able to put the blame on Cantor Mass Oct 2013 #10
How did that rule change come about? nt rdharma Oct 2013 #4
H.Res. 368 Incitatus Oct 2013 #23
Very interesting - especially the 7 "Democrats" who voted FOR HRes 368. MH1 Oct 2013 #28
Yes, I wonder what that was about. Incitatus Oct 2013 #29
Here's a list of the Democratic Reps who voted "yea"...... rdharma Oct 2013 #35
Get them a primary oponent gopiscrap Oct 2013 #38
Agreed..... All DINOs except for Daniel Maffei NY24th..... rdharma Oct 2013 #43
yeah I wondering about that also. gopiscrap Oct 2013 #44
When your opponent is drowning, hand him an anvil. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #113
Voting mostly along party lines with a few Democratic traitors...... rdharma Oct 2013 #30
So does this mean that we are headed to default unless Obama blinks? AZ Progressive Oct 2013 #8
I am sure he has set himself up to profit from it as well, just like last time corkhead Oct 2013 #17
So what can be done to overturn this? Fawke Em Oct 2013 #9
Beat the hell out of Boehner, Cantor, and Cruz Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #16
... corkhead Oct 2013 #18
Buddha and Cork... I like both your suggestions. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #46
More Democrats should be calling them out on this! Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #11
That is a illegal move.... every Republican who got involved in this shutdown should be Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #13
+ 300000000000000000000000000 !!! russspeakeasy Oct 2013 #20
And double that! maddiemom Oct 2013 #36
what law was broken? onenote Oct 2013 #68
No they did not. Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #74
From post above this was voted on by the entire house ... GeorgeGist Oct 2013 #77
Huh? Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #78
You don't have the slightest clue about House procedure do you? onenote Oct 2013 #86
Fine, but they still broke the law. The House Republicans are still engaging in RICO activities... Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #87
And I'll ask again: what law did the House break onenote Oct 2013 #90
Ahem. RICO. Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #91
Ahem. Constitution. onenote Oct 2013 #97
By the way, care to explain how RICO would be applicable? onenote Oct 2013 #101
Shutting down and threatening to default. Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #103
THere has to be a predicate criminal act. onenote Oct 2013 #106
It IS a crime to shut down the government, racking up the bills... Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #108
The repubs passed a bill to fund the government onenote Oct 2013 #111
Did it occur to you that only one man controls the government right now Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #123
Yes it is illegal, and I am glad almost everyone here has seen this post Stuart G Oct 2013 #122
Is he the Robespierre of the Tea Party Revolution? jsr Oct 2013 #14
This is way bigger than defunding the ACA. We are witnessing a criminal coup right before our eyes corkhead Oct 2013 #15
Yes, but with this one, and its publicity, all will know.. Stuart G Oct 2013 #59
So they packed the rules committee and did a late night rule change. Lars39 Oct 2013 #19
And fucked the Government Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #22
I'd also add those in the Rules Committee who voted for this mess. Lars39 Oct 2013 #25
The Rule was approved by a vote of the entire House onenote Oct 2013 #69
The *entire* House? Lars39 Oct 2013 #72
It certainly wasn't a secret onenote Oct 2013 #79
Ah, ok. Thanks for the explanation. Lars39 Oct 2013 #95
You're always taking up for these guys, onenote. Th1onein Oct 2013 #82
Because running around misstating the facts and law doesn't do us any good onenote Oct 2013 #93
I understand that you have to correct something that is wrong, but it seems like you are always on Th1onein Oct 2013 #96
You've studied my 20,000 plus posts? onenote Oct 2013 #98
and they fucked every democrat and independent in this country...nt Stuart G Oct 2013 #65
can house rules be changed in the middle of the session - all this talk about the Senate changing Justice Oct 2013 #21
Can the Rules Committe be gutted and others appointed? Lars39 Oct 2013 #26
Much misunderstanding of the process here onenote Oct 2013 #73
Thanks for fighting the good fight on this one. Laelth Oct 2013 #84
I'd like to ask for your credentials. grasswire Oct 2013 #102
Thirty years of legislative practice in DC onenote Oct 2013 #107
Sorry, we're gonna need your long-form birth certificate, too pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #112
LOL! onenote Oct 2013 #114
Haha... cui bono Oct 2013 #118
thank you grasswire Oct 2013 #115
Former Democratic staffer. But I've worked with folks on both sides of the aisle. onenote Oct 2013 #116
Van Hollen is a meticulous, careful person who does the research LiberalEsto Oct 2013 #24
hanging with the GOP in the hours leading up to the government shut down must have arely staircase Oct 2013 #27
What this rule change means is there are no checks and balances. wundermaus Oct 2013 #31
Which is why Holder needs to be told that these two gentlemen and the House Rules Committee Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #32
Yeah, we got it, RICO. n/t leeroysphitz Oct 2013 #41
This is why you really need to get a copy of the Constitution. onenote Oct 2013 #80
Ever heard of checks and balances. Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #85
There absolutely was a vote of the entire House to adopt the H.Res. 368 onenote Oct 2013 #88
I said fine. I said maybe you're right. Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #89
So RICO overrides the Constitution? onenote Oct 2013 #94
Is it really possible to stop these people? pangaia Oct 2013 #33
Republicon OCCULTISM at work again Berlum Oct 2013 #37
Nice angle considering they use the techniques of the mythical Satan. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #45
When you systematically hide what you are doing from the public, that's OCCULT Berlum Oct 2013 #50
If one reads the bible enough, one would find LOTS of behavior parallels with Satan and Republicans AZ Progressive Oct 2013 #61
I play the end of "Needful Things". Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #64
I hope Alan Grayson is aware of this. nt grasswire Oct 2013 #39
I'm sure he is. onenote Oct 2013 #99
He did such a great job last time Ruby the Liberal Oct 2013 #47
Tweeted this. madfloridian Oct 2013 #48
What do you bet he already has a plan silvershadow Oct 2013 #49
Unbelieveable....k and r...nt. Stuart G Oct 2013 #53
unfuckingbelivable thecrow Oct 2013 #57
Orwellian? The Wizard Oct 2013 #54
Constitutional crisis nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #58
The Rules Change from what I see only applies to the Continuing Resolution AZ Progressive Oct 2013 #60
correct onenote Oct 2013 #81
The Senate can make its own rule changes, too, GOP...like on the filibuster, for instance alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #62
Hey, you beat me to it! ffr Oct 2013 #120
the only way republicans can win. cheat. spanone Oct 2013 #63
"Death to America," blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #66
And where is Boehner on this? That knifed him in the back, effectively putting Cantor in charge. BlueStreak Oct 2013 #67
The headline is the wrong way to frame this. Should be "rules changed to deny Democrats .... Scuba Oct 2013 #70
That's pretty accurate, I think. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #83
The big deal is that it's Cantor, not Boehner, in charge of the shutdown. joshcryer Oct 2013 #105
+1 Segami Oct 2013 #109
This is crazy and wrong rbrnmw Oct 2013 #75
k and r nt MaeScott Oct 2013 #76
"Democracy has been suspended, Mr. Speaker." joshcryer Oct 2013 #92
K&R JohnnyRingo Oct 2013 #100
So what would happen if he died suddenly? Ilsa Oct 2013 #104
I wonder if Cantor has thought about what happens when him as a jewish individual is no longer of Arcanetrance Oct 2013 #110
K & R AzDar Oct 2013 #119
We should refer to Cantor as SonderKommando Canter egold2604 Oct 2013 #121
All Hail King Cantor!!! Plucketeer Oct 2013 #124
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