UPDATE (5/17/07): That was a close one…Nancy wisely decided against this foolish move. Posted on The Corner: In a stunning move, House Democrats today revealed they will attempt to rewrite House rules that have gone unchanged since 1822 in order……

Palimino and Frankenstein would destroy this country.

Sometimes I am so ashamed that Pelosi is from California, no wait I am always ashamed that she is from California, there are just times (like this) where I am more ashamed.

doriangrey on May 16, 2007 at 5:49 PM

That’s it doriangrey! I’ll never, ever buy one of your albums again!!!!!

William Amos on May 16, 2007 at 6:33 PM

Thanks for the info on the AP: they’re alsmost as rotten and vile as the Democrat Party; almost, but not quite

Steny Hoyer: “There will not be a change before the Memorial Day recess.”

So the Dem leadership has agreed to back off on this for, what, nine days?

It’s good for a change to have won a legislative skirmish, but it sounds like the battle is far from over. This really exposes the Democrats’ ugly authoritarian tendancies.

Still, for today, its a win. Way to go, team! Let’s hope it energizes the GOP for some of the big battles just around the corner, like the immigration amnesty bill.

Perhaps they can change the Constitution to eliminate all members of the opposing party from participating in congressional activities – maybe that will enable them to pass a few things…

Mibrilane on May 16, 2007 at 6:03 PM

Isn’t that McCain-Feingold?

William Amos on May 16, 2007 at 6:33 PM

As Mr. Babington derides these tactics, I wonder if he has looked into where these were pioneered.

1. When you read an article, capture the URL, or the HTTP string by clicking on it (to the right of Address), then click the right mouse button, or Edit, then Copy.
2. The go to the HA path you wish to insert this link.
3. Type a related text (ex. This is an article about)
4. Then highlight all or any part of this text you typed (click in front of a word and drag the mouse toward the right, until you wish to stop
5. Now click on the blue ‘link’ (top, beneath the Logout, or 3rd rubrique, on top)
6. Ctrl+V, or point the mouse inside that little window which just opened, hit the right mouse button and with the left mouse button select Paste.
7. Hit the OK button, also inside this little window.
8. That brings you back to your comment window. Now you can submit, or continue to do whatever, and then submit.

Please try. Your contributions are very valued. We’ve all gone through this and it is threatening, but only once :) Regards,

Except for 100 days in 1995, where is this accumen when they are in the majority?

Row over words delays House action By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – The House was tied in knots Wednesday by a partisan row over matters that only a parliamentarian could love: “germaneness,” “motions to rise,” “pay-go.”

Democrats said the day of dilatory huffing and puffing did nothing but postpone action on an annual military policy bill. But Republicans declared victory, at least temporarily, saying their stalling tactics forced Democrats to drop a bid to hinder the minority party’s ability to offer contentious changes to legislation.

The hubbub’s seeds were planted early this year, when congressional Democrats vowed to pay for new programs with spending cuts or tax hikes. The pay-as-you-go plan is often called “pay-go.”

The promise hobbled Democrats in late March, when Republicans sought to block a bill to give the District of Columbia a voting member in Congress and to give Utah an extra House seat.The bill included a tiny tax increase to pay for the House expansion.

House rules require amendments to be germane to the bill at hand. Both parties have used the rules for years to keep the minority from offering unwanted changes.

But in March, House Republicans successfully argued that the tax provision in the D.C. voting bill opened the legislation to many topics. They offered an amendment to overturn D.C.’s strict gun-control laws, forcing Democrats to strike the entire bill.

Republicans had similar successes on other bills, prompting Democratic vows to change the procedures linking pay-go and germaneness, which they said the GOP was abusing. House Republicans responded with a day of civil disobedience Wednesday, starting with a time-consuming motion to adjourn as soon as the chamber convened.

By late afternoon, Republicans had demanded four quorum calls, a second adjournment motion and four “motions to rise,” another form of quorum call. Each required a slow-moving roll call vote summoning members back to the chamber, making it virtually impossible to proceed on the defense authorization bill.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., sought a truce in a private meeting with his GOP counterpart, John Boehner R-Ohio. Boehner later told reporters that he doubted Democrats would try to change the procedures.

Hoyer said in a statement, “Republicans have repeatedly exploited Democrats’ pledge to abide by our fiscally responsible ‘pay-as-you-go’ rules” to offer unrelated changes to important bills “solely to score political points.” He added: “There will not be a change before the Memorial Day recess.”

redstate.com down?

I haven’t been able to get to them either- looks like they got Drudge-alanched.

I also was hoping for this to go into effect. Hopefully it livened the conservatives’ cojones. I’m so happy the vault will keep these things for a later date.

Both species share one salient characteristic: a decided preference for doing things in the shadows. Shine a light on what they’re up to, and they flee.

I suppose, in the long run, this is better…?

“Oh crap! How can we blame this on Bush?!?!”

Sites.

EVAR!

Crimeny, AllahP.

Pelosiis officially INSANE.