1 They better not let those GOP racists cut midnight basketball.

2 They'll have to pass the stop-gap measure to see what's in it.

3 Fucking pathetic. 

4 It's almost as though they had never heard of the Constitution (specifically, Article I, Section 7 - "All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives...")

They can concur with or offer to amend bills from the House, but they don't get to write new spending legislation on their own.

5

If it's true, it may be that the Dems either stopped sitting on that bill for the troops or it could be that they're introducing their "$73B in cuts" because they want the House to choke on it.

6 Clusterfuck. That is all. Hope for the best.

7 Wait. The article says it's the Senate Dems. I didn't think they could do that. I thought the House was responsible for spending legislation. What am I missing?

8 When sworn in, job one will be to declare any budget cuts unconstitutional. Peace.

9

Uh, isn't this one of those things that are required to originate in the House?  I know they don't give a damn about the rules but still...

10 It's political kabuki -- the Senate Dems are realizing that this troop pay thing was a big ol pile of macaca, but they don't want to concede to any House bill yet look like the good guys.

11 Anything to avoid a shutdown, really.  Except the Republican House bill that already passed.  Seriously, because we're f*cksticks.

-Democrat Senate

12 Idiots. Feckless preening pieces of the most vile post cheap beer and wings shit. Both sides.

13 Durbin, Lautenberg, Conrad, meh.  Aren't they all named Dick, really?

14

Reid had a bill to pay the troops regardless that was sent to him earlier and he did nothing.

15
well, well, well, looks like the Democrats are having second thoughts about wanting a govt shutdown now that the Republicans called their bluff

16
You know that Obama will be giving out hold-pay waivers to those that he deems critical-critical.

17 Well I *think* they can amend the house bill, keep all the front pages funding the troops and then amend the parts where H1363 was making the cuts. As long as they don't try to claw back the cuts made in the first 2 CR's and its only a week but gives our troops their paychecks I think I'm for it. Of course this might be some D's from military or purple states going for cover and knowing that Reid wont bring it to a vote too.

18 7 Wait. The article says it's the Senate Dems. I didn't think they could do that. I thought the House was responsible for spending legislation. What am I missing?

Posted by: beedubya at April 07, 2011 07:12 PM (AnTyA)

Yeah, and the Constitution says that I am supposed to get authorization from Congress before going to war too. What you are gonna do about it?

Nothing. Yup. I thought so. Now STFU and let me eat my waffle.

19 I think I heard if the Senate does this it has to be unanimous.

20

OT: Sheila Jackson-Lee on "Hurricane Ryan"

My word, Ryan has said that his budget is rather modest in some areas and that he'll be introducing various aspects to tighten-up parts of it, yet here she is comparing him to a hurricane.

21 I think I heard if the Senate does this it has to be unanimous.
Easy-peasy. They can deem it to have passed. I think there's a precedent for that now.

22 ...especially after midnight.

23 20 That calls for some vintage Scorps.  Ryan needs to start playing that every time he steps in chamber.

24 Working on their own stopgap bill.  LOL.  What with, crayons?

25 When we win back the Senate in 2012 by winning the open seats in ND,VA and knocking off Nelson, Testor and McCaskill, President Obama will have his hands full for the next 4 years. Unless of course President Christie ate him in a debate on live television in the fall of 2012

26 Working on their own stopgap bill.

I'm working on mine right now, it has extra cheese.

27 they are just going to strip everything good out of Ryan's budget and add the stuff from BO's budget and call it....

28 25: Bite your tongue. When we win the senate in 2012 the NEW president will have useful allies to start fixing some of Barry's mess.

29 Unless of course President Christie ate him in a debate on live television in the fall of 2012

Christie can chuck the leftover bones to Bo.

30 24 Working on their own stopgap bill.  LOL.  What with, crayons?

Posted by: mpfs at April 07, 2011 07:24 PM (iYbLN)

Nope. Soros and Co. have a random bill generator in SEIU's basement.

Not like it matters. They'll just write, "Save America from Evil Republicans that Want to Kill Grandma Act" on a piece of paper, binder clip it to the top of 5 reams of paper and vote on it. It's not as if anyone ever reads a bill anyhow. They just make shit up, say Republicans are racists, and vote.

31 We need to draft Christie. I know it sounds desperate but we need someone to take it to Obama and we don't have that right now. Well, not anyone who I think could win a general. Who cares if he is fat. Just think if the fat vote we could get! Because, according to Moochelle most of America is fat. We need him and I say make him run! We have to stop this madness.

32

If I understand correctly, this is likely the short-clean CR the Dems mentioned, so it would be close to what 17 mentioned. Rogers didn't want a clean CR today because it would erase the cuts and the measure was voted-down, but the Rs will be in a bind if they vote-down a measure to fund the troops. An issue the Senate Dems would have to answer, though, is what they would ask for in exchange for keeping the govt open for a few more days until an agreement is reached, if ever.

33 America, your budget problem is solved. We are here to announce we have decided to cut the budget. For the rest of the month, we will forgo the use of public funds for our morning Dunkin Donuts run. We project this to save $100 in donuts, and $25,000,000,000 in manpower and overhead deciding on the flavors and getting them to the office every day.

34 Suck it 'rats.

35

Uh, isn't this one of those things that are required to originate in the House?  I know they don't give a damn about the rules but still...

Posted by: buzzion at April 07, 2011 07:13 PM (oVQFe)

If they have cuts deeper than the House AND fund the military, do you think the GOP has the balls to challenge them on that?  I don't think so.

36
Hey Louie, what went wrong?  You told me Franchetti and the other gumba had this in the bag.  Tell those boys there's a lot of heartburn on the way for fucking up.

37 Was this already posted? If so, I apologize....

From Fox Business:

In the event of a government shutdown, some 800,000 federal employees who are furloughed without pay may collect unemployment insurance.

Government workers are covered under the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees Program, which is funded by the federal government, but administered by the states.

Generally, unemployment claims are filed in the place where you work, not where you live. The states are reimbursed by the federal government for the funds they pay out.

http://tinyurl.com/3oq6tnj

38

yeah.. a bunch of hippies in skinny jeans just scares the hell out of me.

Posted by: Jackwagon at April 07, 2011 07:31 PM (qjUnn)

 

Careful, they might start throwing frisbees and hackey sacks at you.

39 32 OT... but it rather hilarious on twitter.  Libs calling for a 'revolution" over the Wisconsin vote thing.
yeah.. a bunch of hippies in skinny jeans just scares the hell out of me.

Revolution? srsly?  HAHAHAHAHA

so let's review...
libs lose an election - call the new governor a "dictator" - gather to protest and chant "THIS IS WHAT DEM-O-CRA-CY LOOKS LIKE" - lose another election, discover what democracy really looks like - then demand revolution

40

Another violent, radical right-winger.......wait

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to two years in prison for threatening U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia in a YouTube video.

Federal prosecutors say 38-year-old Norman LeBoon was sentenced Thursday to 24 months in prison followed by three years' supervised release. He pleaded guilty in November in connection with the YouTube video posted earlier that year.

Prosecutors say LeBoon called the Republican congressman "a liar" and "a Lucifer" in the video and vowed to shoot him.

LeBoon will be required to get mental health treatment. He is also required to have no contact with Cantor or any member of Cantor's family.

Cantor was voted House majority leader when the Republican-led Congress convened in January.

 

41 23 20 That calls for some vintage Scorps.  Ryan needs to start playing that every time he steps in chamber.

I imagine it's going to get worse if he continues his pattern of voting for the more hard-hitting RSC budget like he always does. (He's an RSC member.) RSC had a free-rein because they don't have to submit to "the will of the conference", so they were able to do more with their "complementary" budget. But everything is going to get nastier after that.

42

 Libs calling for a 'revolution" over the Wisconsin vote thing.

OhpleasepleasepleasePLEASE make my decade.

43 so let's review...
libs lose an election - call the new governor a "dictator" - gather to protest and chant "THIS IS WHAT DEM-O-CRA-CY LOOKS LIKE" - lose another election, discover what democracy really looks like - then demand revolution

Posted by: chemjeff at April 07, 2011 07:36 PM (QAJGa)

In libtard speak, Democracy= any time our guy wins

44 Libs calling for a 'revolution" over the Wisconsin vote thing.

Bring it hippies.

45 46 Indeed.

46

damage control,

they just admitted they lost this one

47 so let's review...
libs lose an election - call the new governor a "dictator" - gather to protest and chant "THIS IS WHAT DEM-O-CRA-CY LOOKS LIKE" - lose another election, discover what democracy really looks like - then demand revolution

You've got to hand it to the Dems - they never give up.  I've always begrudgingly respected that part of the liberal mindset (and only that part).   If they would only channel this tenacity and determination towards self-realization and bettering themselves, we wouldn't have nearly as many problems in this country that we do now. 

48
Who wants the cockles of their hearts to be warmed?
I gotta do this. It's too good no to do it, and I went through the trouble of doing it.

Daily Kos on Wednesday, April 6.
Kloppenburg Declares Victory


"Now they have to take it away from her! By declaring victory immediately, she set the stage to make it look like Prosser is trying to overturn the election. This really is a perfect move.""And the claims of voter fraud from the right-wing have already begun."

"What, I can't hear them...over the sound of winning."

"The fraud is that there are Republican voters."

"Yay. The people have spoken."

"That's JUSTICE Kloppengerg!"

====================================

Today after news of the uncounted ballots

"This is all out election stealing and a coup d'etat of an elected office."

"Out of the blue a Republican activist Board of elections Supervisor "finds" just the right number of votes on her stored computer in her office. PLEASEEEEE."

"Whigs win. This is bullshit...pure, unadulterated bullshit."

"I want the FBI brought in to look at this."

49 51 Nah,it's part of their delusion.They are unable to deal with reality.

50 I'm only seeing news about this stop-gap in the Politico link, though this move was predicted earlier this afternoon.

51
Fuckin-A, did you guys see this?

Dave Cocksucker Wiegel tweeted this: "WANTED: A pundit who had the same reaction to missing ballots being found and changing result in Minnesota 2008, Wisconsin 2011"

F You, you self righteous little prick.

52

45 At that point he needs to perhaps switch to some vintage Metallica -- For Whom the Bell Tolls, perhaps?

53 I think the Dems don't give a shit about the military because they got their own in the unions.

54 Did I mention HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA?

55
Well done on the Dewey p-chop.

(the other thread is too long; fuckit)

56 And Kos wept.
:=(

57 >>You've got to hand it to the Dems - they never give up. Of course they never give up. A huge percentage of their constituency is dependent on government handouts. They don't want big government, the have to have it to survive. And we are their ATM. It takes a while for the right to get pissed off because they are susceptible to the charges of being heartless bastiches and don't want to see grandma and the kids starve. But once they have had enough it's a thing of beauty. We are at one of those times.

58 It's called the GregoireFranken effect.

59 Dave Cocksucker Wiegel tweeted this: "WANTED: A pundit who had the same reaction to missing ballots being found and changing result in Minnesota 2008, Wisconsin 2011"

Borrowing a Rand Paul tactic, I will now paraphrase the President:

WE WON.

60 57 Do not underestimate my anger at what has happened to the military, and do not overlook my disdain (to put it lightly) of the unions...if the hippies and the unions want to keep their bulldoodoo up while at the same time our military is hung out to dry even more than it has been already; well, bring it.

61
Is this right? The ballots weren't "found," they were counted but their tally wasn;t included with the state's tally.

Yea or nay?

62

To re-post: House Moves Toward Draining ObamaCare Slush Funds

5 bills + Bachmann's. Her measure has 67 co-sponsors, including several members of the leadership, but has not yet been taken-up by the committee (though it will).

63 Is this right? The ballots weren't "found," they were counted but their tally wasn;t included with the state's tally.

Yea or nay?

Posted by: Leftover Soothsayers at April 07, 2011 07:56 PM (TeF6E)

They weren't included with the county's tally that was sent to the state.

64 From this point forward, EVERY OPENING SENTENCE OF A REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL LEADER SHOULD BE:  I find it regrettable that the President is not protecting our men and women in uniform like President Clinton did in 1995.

Time to twist the rhetorical knife.

65 24 Working on their own stopgap bill.  LOL.  What with, crayons?

Feces is their preferred medium.

66 46

 Libs calling for a 'revolution" over the Wisconsin vote thing.

OhpleasepleasepleasePLEASE make my decade.

Posted by: USS Diversity at April 07, 2011 07:39 PM (gJNMj)

I'll be back down in the shop reloading.

67
okay, thanks, Tami

so it's not at all like Franken's and Gregoire's "found" votes

These votes, unlike Franken's and Christine's, are legitimate.

68
So Dave Wiegel can go horsefuck.

69 65 Yup.To the dems that is fraud,as opposed to finding a car trunk full of uncounted ballots.

70 So did Greg show up in the other thread?

71 These votes, unlike Franken's and Christine's, are legitimate.

Posted by: Leftover Soothsayers at April 07, 2011 07:58 PM (TeF6E)

The left will never see it that way.

72
they're in la-la land over at Kos

they're rehashing the 2000 and 2004 elections

73 So did Greg show up in the other thread?

Posted by: CDR M at April 07, 2011 07:59 PM (BuYeH)

Briefly...although there were a lot of 'greg's' posting.

This is the only real greg post:

I recall someone saying turnout was smaller than expected in Waukesha County on election night?  Hmmm, wonder who that was?

Posted by: Greg at April 07, 2011 05:48 PM (A0Q4i)

74

The left will never see it that way.

Posted by: CDR M at April 07, 2011 08:00 PM (Mv/2X)

Even more delicious.

75 It takes a while for the right to get pissed off because they are susceptible to the charges of being heartless bastiches and don't want to see grandma and the kids starve. But once they have had enough it's a thing of beauty. We are at one of those times.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 07, 2011 07:51 PM (TMB3S)

Word. And that's what's going on here. Kasich basically said that he was going to slash and burn the budget and that's exactly what he's doing.

Public unions in Ohio are going apeshit and the local rags are doing their best to lie and stir up opposition and promote class warfare but Kasich won't budge.

Fuck the public unions. I can't even discuss it with Dad anymore, the IAFF reps have successfully conned him into believing the bullshit.

I've never thrown a fist in anger but I wouldn't mind beating a union thug right now.

76
Every other comment is "those damn Koch brothers..."

Man, I gotta hand it to the powers-that-be on the Left: they've got their pets trained very well. Once they plant an idea or name in the heads of their minions, the minions never let it go.

77 "WILLIAMSBURG -- The leader of the free world may be coming to Williamsburg for some rest and relaxation if Congress is able to come to agreement on the budget. President Obama and the First Family are planning to visit the area this weekend in what the White House described Wednesday as a "long-planned family trip to Colonial Williamsburg'"

78 She's...dead.

79 I don't know why I can't get the link to work.  But are they seriously going on vacation this weekend with the budget thing up in the air and the military not being paid?

80
Where's Obama going for Easter?

Easter Island?

81 "President Obama, First Family plan to vacation in Williamsburg this weekend By Austin Bogues -- The Daily Press Modified: Thursday, April 7, 2011 8:25 AM EDT Originally Published: Thursday, April 07, 2011"

that's the header, could they have scrubbed it that fast?
or is this negotiation thing, everyone called to the WH just for the gullible public and it's a done deal already.   Sheesh what's up with this.

82 Where's Obama going for Easter?

Easter Island?

Posted by: Leftover Soothsayers at April 07, 2011 08:06 PM (En7xg)

Mecca?

83 the comments on that article are priceless.

84
instead of the White House Easter Egg Roll, the Obama's will host a goat-head roll for muslims

85 Obama is going to go to Williamsburg on vacation?  Great, maybe now he'll learn some actual American history

86

Man, I gotta hand it to the powers-that-be on the Left: they've got their pets trained very well.

One thing I've noticed when visiting lefty blogs is that the commenters use a lot of talking points but rarely make an argument using their own words. 

Was over at firedoglake earlier today looking at a post regarding O's re-election and those people are seriously demoralized.  They hate him but then remember they hate the GOP more and then they don't want to leave out their hate for big business, MIC, etc, etc, etc.  And this was before the additional Prosser votes were found so they're probably suicidal by now.

87 those people are seriously demoralized.  They hate him but then remember they hate the GOP more and then they don't want to leave out their hate for big business, MIC, etc, etc, etc.  And this was before the additional Prosser votes were found so they're probably suicidal by now.

Posted by: Mayday at April 07, 2011 08:14 PM (TRgli)

Wavy Gravy, I am your father!

88 Laruen wilket

89 was it a Dem that had sent the tally? was this an honest problem issue or was she trying to hide votes?

90 was it a Dem that had sent the tally? was this an honest problem issue or was she trying to hide votes?

Posted by: willow at April 07, 2011 08:22 PM (h+qn

Big Gummint says she's famous for being incompetent and not wanting to upgrade her favorite old computer for a new one.

91

In libtard speak, Democracy= any time our guy wins

Posted by: Prez'nit Vacation at April 07, 2011 07:39 PM (3nrx7)

Amazing how well that has worked for them.  Democracy only if our guy wins or our legislation passes.  Anarchy, illegal campaign contributions, and big corporation special interests when things break for the Repubs. 

The MFM will present this as bona fide Republican election fraud, the legitimate traceable votes will be discarded, and Klovenhoof will be declared the winnah.  Just saying!

92 Who cares? As Drumwaster noted (only 4 posts in!) all appropriation bills must originate in the House. This is dumb grandstanding.

93 The Dem strategy in a nutshell:

1) ?????
2) ....?....
3) ?????

94 Better hurry. The VIC is heading out on vacation.

95 We need to draft Christie. I know it sounds desperate but we need someone to take it to Obama and we don't have that right now. Well, not anyone who I think could win a general. Who cares if he is fat. Just think if the fat vote we could get! Because, according to Moochelle most of America is fat. We need him and I say make him run! We have to stop this madness.

Posted by: gesc at April 07, 2011 07:31 PM (x4OJI)

Ann?  Is that you?

96 Where's Obama going for Easter? Free ClassifiedClassifieds

97 Gloating: It's what's for dinner!