House vote on stimulus imminent; Update: 244-188, all Republicans vote no
posted at 5:46 pm on January 28, 2009 by Allahpundit
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They’re wrapping up floor debate on the last Republican amendment on C-SPAN 1 as I write this. Is the GOP really going to walk away from this crap sandwich or will the cocktail party at 1600 tonight be even chummier than hoped? A trillion dollars is a small price to pay for bipartisanship!
Prediction: 20 Republicans defect. Exit question: Who said it? “There is a temptation to expand direct interference of state in economy. In the Soviet Union that became an absolute. We paid a very dear price for that.”
Update: Final vote: 244-188. It was 242-190 moments before they gaveled it — with every last Republican voting no — but two no votes switched at the last minute and they didn’t say who they were. I assume they’re Blue Dogs, but I’ll check. Either way, for good or ill, this is entirely the Democrats’ baby now.
Update: Here’s the guest list on that White House shindig, which should be loads of fun after this vote.
Update: WaPo confirms that all 177 Republicans were among the nays.
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Not to deficit spend to appease constituents and their President?
Obviously they did.
Chuck Schick on January 28, 2009 at 6:28 PM
I am proud of the House republicans, but it is a sad day when I have to be excited just because my party isn’t going to be held responsible for a huge mess.
myrenovations on January 28, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Boehner deserves a lot of credit. Some conservatives questioned him staying on as leader but his hands were somwhat tied during the Bush years. He is a true conservative (I have spoken to him twice).
Norwegian on January 28, 2009 at 6:29 PM
The message that needs to get out now is that this was rejected because it is NOT a stimulus bill. It is a social welfare bill with some road repair thrown in.
They need to make clear that they support helping people keep their jobs & homes and get back on their feet, but this was not the right bill for it. Because you know tomorrow it will be “angry bitter white racist haters don’t love children and want you to suffer just to prove a partisan point and try and keep the BUSH mentality going…”
They’re (repubs) going to have to stay strong and do a better job getting their point across, despite the biased media, or really, maybe because of it. Tomorrow ain’t gonna be pretty.
Boudica on January 28, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Obama promised an end to partisan politics.
OBAMA LIED!
topdog on January 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
This is just the first skirmish in a pitched battle. It goes to the senate where they will tinker with it, then to conference where it gets tinkered some more and then back for another vote. We will surely lose some republicans at that point. Don’t let up on your congresscritters.
Sue on January 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
On the bright side, we all now have unlimited access to government-issued nicotine patches and condoms.
sherry on January 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Why do I keep getting the visual of Stiffler looking for the ring from American Pie2 when I think of Pelosiriedobama…AWESOME job Repubs…YEAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!! (oops got carried away,sorry)
NY Conservative on January 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Great job, Boehner!!
Buy Danish on January 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Now the Senate needs to try a fillibuster.
I’m thinking a reading of the bill itself would do just fine…
BadgerHawk on January 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Cooper must have have noticed the conservative trend across Tennessee. I’ve traveled around the state a good deal lately and I’m sensing a growing, almost palpable frustration with the federal government.
flyfisher on January 28, 2009 at 6:31 PM
this crap sandwich and all its craptastic fixins will still be shoved down our throats. Someone needs to follow the flow of this money and see exactly who it goes to.
theguardianii on January 28, 2009 at 6:31 PM
AUINSC on January 28, 2009 at 6:26 PM
As if there won’t be a thousand other mistakes, missteps and outright stupid decisions to hang around the democrat’s necks.
Bishop on January 28, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Step one is actually having Representatives represent.
I’ll take it. Kudos to the House Republicans.
dugan on January 28, 2009 at 6:31 PM
I would like to be a fly on the wall at the cocktail party (although I suppose it will all leak out before midnight).
Imagine the One pleading with Boehner, “Gimme shelter. Gimme shelter. 100 GOP votes, Pleeeease.”
Wethal on January 28, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Great job, Boehner!!
Buy Danish on January 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Just remember, everyone, it’s pronounced “Bay Ner”.
Bishop on January 28, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Sad state of affairs when this feels like a victory. Maybe the GOP can use this noble defeat as their Thermopylae. I really don’t worry about any fall out from this, if the economy recovers by 2010 it’s not like the media would have given Republicans any credit for it anyway, it will all be a testimony to the great leadership of Obama.
Dudley Smith on January 28, 2009 at 6:32 PM
How much would you like to bet that this result would have occured without Rush Limbaugh intervening and calling Obama and the GOP in Congress out?
technopeasant on January 28, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Congrats Dems.
You own it now.
The depression, higher unemployment, through the roof inflation, corporate waste, more bank failures, etc.
Wear it proudly …. and as a consequence of your actions you have forfeited your “all Bush’s fault” lame excuse.
fogw on January 28, 2009 at 6:33 PM
This is as good as it could have been. These plans are going to stimulate hyperinflation. Just where is all this money coming from? This is disgusting. Every one of these are a large tax on the American people. Inflation like this lets you keep your money, but its just going to be worth less or worthless. The Media gods tell us that this is the first in a series, invest in wheel barrels my friends. I always thought that we as Americans are spoiled by location and contemporary history so we have barriers to envisioning a war on our soil, what that would really mean. The same holds true for financial disaster and I really don’t think that many grasp just track we are going down. Very unfortunate.
They opposed this plan, but with the same leadership, I feel that they would have supported another bloated plan if they were in power. They can say whatever they want because they don’t have any power. Truth to a large degree is perpetually stuck in the opposition party, yet both sides have ideological limits, so the nature of those truths depend on the situation.
LevStrauss on January 28, 2009 at 6:33 PM
When the public sees that this theft act does not in fact create jobs they are going to be pissed off. This was a big loss for Obama and his plea for a post-partisan government. He now will own the biggest deficit in history if it passes the Senate all within a month of taking office.
goat on January 28, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Maybe DeMint will do that? I think he (or Sessions) refused to vote for unanimous consent to waive reading the amnesty bill. It helped slow it down long enough for people to actually read it.
Wethal on January 28, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Bishop on January 28, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Oh, no you didn’t.
How’s Mr. President going to spin what just happened?
kingsjester on January 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Good point.
IrishEi on January 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Congratulations to the House Republicans. If you’d taken a similar principled stand against wasteful spending a few years ago, you’d still be the majority party.
ajackson on January 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
LOL HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
LOVE Love LOVE it!!
Reminds me of Eric Shawn of Fox News. Don’t say his name tooo fast.
blatantblue on January 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
That right there is the next two campaign platforms, as far as I’m concerned
JamesLee on January 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Wagyu beef appetizers. That must be a hat tip to our boy Rush. : ))
Obama drinks vodka martinis???? Not exactly south side.
Angry Dumbo on January 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
I had been wondering…..
darii on January 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
God bless the House Republicans. They acted like adults today.
They had a pretty effective press conference this afternoon. If I didn’t know any better, I could have sworn that I saw a number of members of the House acting like representatives.
Now, start highlighting all the crap in this thing. Shame the Democrats because they deserve.
BuckeyeSam on January 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
The audacity of hoping for fiscal responsibility from the republicans!
jukin on January 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Which in turn wouldn’t have gotten so much attention if Obama hadn’t called Limbaugh out. Live and learn, Barry. You own this now.
Jim Treacher on January 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
From WaPo:
That would be because Pelosi, Reid, and Obama wanted to share the blame with Republicans in their respective areas. You can’t share blame with someone who didn’t support it.
amerpundit on January 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
WaPo confirms that all 177 Republicans were among the nays.
ABOUT FUCKING TIME THEY GREW A SET OF BALLS!
This is going to be a DEMOCRATIC tarbaby!
GarandFan on January 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
We moved here 2 yrs ago from Ga and went thru the Republican resurgence there. The same “feelings” are happening here so I am really hoping the trend continues. Altho, the State Reps got snookered by one of their own traitors…and he wound up in charge. That is the kind of thing that needs to change before we can move up and on. I live in Nashville..hotbed of liberalism in a redred state. It is appalling sometimes but that is how Cooper wound up being my Congressman. At least this shows it could be worse!
labwrs on January 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
NICE
ebrawer on January 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
What a great point! Obummer the genius crapped himself didn’t he.
flyfisher on January 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Gotta do it in the voice of John Facenda — it would take four years to read it.
I just emailed my rep thanking him and offering help to keep up this kind of work.
ConservativeLawStudent on January 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
The GOP did what it had to do to try and yank some sense into this Debate.
John Boehner stated the case bluntly & well. If McConnel from the Senate would have been half as tough maybethe vote would have turned out differently. I hope the publicoutrage changes the Senate’s mind on the final bill.
The largestsingle bill in history,over half again as large as the regular Federal Budget for next year. God help us.
Kevin in Southern Illinois on January 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
How about a mass mailing of ketchup, mustard, or mayo packets, or little bottles of hot sauce to the dems in Congress, to go with the giant crap sandwich? (or even just pictures from ads or flyers). And to any repubs who vote yes, as well.
Boudica on January 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
It is a victory…it means that there is still some resistance to this insane Government grab of power at the expense of freedom. It means is that the Republican party may yet still be salvaged as a tool to defeat absolute state control of all means of wealth in the country. That the bill was passed was a foregone conclusion. That the Republicans in the house would actually oppose to the incredible margin that they did, was not.
AUINSC on January 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Do you think Mr. Obama’s hubris and statement to the Republicans “I won!”, just came back to bite him in the a#s……….?
Seven Percent Solution on January 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Good going Repubs! (and 11 Dems!)
!!
Alana on January 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
The winners this week:
Rush Limbaugh – Was challenged by the most powerful man in the world and won.
House GOP & John Boehner – Not a single “yea” vote. Speaks volumes.
The losers this week:
Obama – Shown for the hypocrite he is with his “bipartisanship” BS. Loses his battle with Rush over Republican influence.
Of course, in the end the American people are loosers as well, given that the Democrats did pass a bill bound to increase the deficit by trillions and cripple the American economy.
Norwegian on January 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Thank you, House Republicans. The Democrats have no one to blame for bankrupting our Country but themselves. Dear Republican Senators, how about a filibuster??
Christian Conservative on January 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Good to see Idaho’s Minnick (D-ID1) among the Democrat nays.
Ace ODale on January 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
someone remind me why this didnt happen with the original stimulus before the election?
Resolute on January 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
I hope my Blue Dog congresswoman, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, voted against it. She’s been great so far, voting against every single bailout. I’m still trying to find out who the good-guy Democrats were.
Jim62sch on January 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Entire GOP House votes “NO” to Obama/Pelosi?
Ahhh, my first multiple orgasm in years.
jay12 on January 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
I am amazed Republicans actually voted for the country and not for cocktail party invites! Well done.
JIMV on January 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Malkins!
Johan Klaus on January 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Outstanding! This is when these GOP guys/gals start earning their paychecks. We need to send them an at-a-boy email. Encourage them. DD
Darvin Dowdy on January 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Awesomely Awesome.
darwin on January 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Thank you house Rep. and the Blue dog Dems also. Maybe there is a glimer of hope.
thmcbb on January 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Where the hell is the list of who voted and how?
Bishop on January 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Words of wisdom from RedState’s Erick.
Wethal on January 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
I proudly worked to defeat Cooper when he ran against Fred Thompson in 1994. He’s about like most Tennessee Dems, wrong most of the time, but a heck of a lot better than a Pelosi or Barney Frank type Dem.
I know Nashville is liberal, but I still don’t know how that language measure was defeated. Sad.
flyfisher on January 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Super Outstanding,
and a moral victory,
to the hard working,
paying taxes,’Average Joe’,and Average ‘Jills’
of America!!
canopfor on January 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Speaking of Senate filibusters, Norm Coleman’s website is busy, busy, busy. Hopefully people like us are contributing to his recount effort.
Mitt’s PAC is also sending money Coleman’s way. BTW, Mitt was very gracious and positive about Sarah Palin in a Cavuto interview earlier.
Buy Danish on January 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Juan McCain rode in on his white horse to save the day, suspending his campaign. I wonder if Boehner couldn have rallied the Repubs without Aisle crossing Johnny?
portlandon on January 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Eh, I found it.
Bishop on January 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
With stupid commentary like that, I guess you’ll be committing suicide soon?
kirkill on January 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
I am utterly relieved. This bill is a millstone and it got hung around the necks of the guilty party.
Peri Winkle on January 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
jim62sh
here is linky to the roll call vote, it lists the nays, but not their R/D, look for your rep..
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll046.xml
ginaswo on January 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
—- NAYS 186 —
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barrett (SC)
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blunt
Boehner
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boozman
Boustany
Boyd
Brady (TX)
Bright
Broun (GA)
Brown (SC)
Buchanan
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Buyer
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Cantor
Cao
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Castle
Chaffetz
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Cooper
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Deal (GA)
Dent
Diaz-Balart, L.
Diaz-Balart, M.
Dreier
Duncan
Ehlers
Ellsworth
Emerson
Fallin
Flake
Fleming
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Garrett (NJ)
Gerlach
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Granger
Graves
Griffith
Guthrie
Harper
Hastings (WA)
Heller
Hensarling
Herger
Hoekstra
Hunter
Inglis
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, Sam
Jones
Jordan (OH)
Kanjorski
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Kline (MN)
Kratovil
Lamborn
Lance
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lee (NY)
Lewis (CA)
Linder
LoBiondo
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McHugh
McKeon
McMorris Rodgers
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Minnick
Moran (KS)
Murphy, Tim
Myrick
Neugebauer
Nunes
Olson
Paul
Pence
Peterson
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Posey
Price (GA)
Putnam
Radanovich
Rehberg
Reichert
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schmidt
Schock
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shadegg
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Souder
Stearns
Sullivan
Taylor
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Turner
Upton
Walden
Wamp
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
ginaswo on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
I’m glad Boehner got hard on this stimulus package.
blatantblue on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Better late than never with the backbone Republicans. Now let’s hope that they done loose it anytime soon.
Iblis on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
oh dear Gawd sorry!!!
ginaswo on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Do you want communism or just socialism?
Johan Klaus on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
You bet Rush had a hand in this. I’m so glad none of d the Republicans voted for it.
americanpatriot on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Yeah for the republicans. 100% voting no. And to you 10 dems, thank you.
Thank you.
http://www.therightscoop.com
funsutton on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
I saw that. He was supportive of her potential high-priced book deal, too.
amerpundit on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
I’d be careful being too happy about this. Otherwise we open ourselves to the criticism that our political victory is tied to America’s economic failure, just like the left was with the Iraq war.
On the other hand … look how that turned out. :P
TheUnrepentantGeek on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Good job, GOP. It’s a start.
baldilocks on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Mark Levin Surge!!! Call Capitol Hill and say THANK YOU to all those Republicans that stood tall and actually represented us today!!
202-224-3121
ihasurnominashun on January 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
At long last, the Republicans have the you-know-whats to stand up to the Dems. Now, if the MSM would just report this news in an unbiased, fair manner (I know, I’m dreaming), instead of something like “Republicans vote against helping struggling Americans.”
Callie C. on January 28, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Lol. Holy long post, Batman!
BadgerHawk on January 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
McCotter for drinks. I hope he does impromptu charts on the napkins.
Peri Winkle on January 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Is anyone participating in Tea Party 2009? Wal-Mart has cheap tea.
flyfisher on January 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
AWESOME!!!! Finally the GOP grew a backbone to this complete fiasco of a Pork-laden, ACORN funding, Pay-to-Play scheme put forth by the Dems. The Dems own it!
Kat13 on January 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Anxious to see how the liberal MSM spins this.
sherry on January 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
For the next few months MSM will report everything positive and pay tribute to this passing…everything now will be golden.
christene on January 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Get on the horn or get out an email and thank your rep.
Then contact your Senator. We gotta stop this.
dugan on January 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
What, to roll over and just do what their Democrat overlords tell them?
Oh, that’s right, that’s what you call bipartisanship.
JeffWeimer on January 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Brilliant!!!! I hope DeMint does it!
califcon on January 28, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Dang, I’m getting a computer error message when I try to contribute to Norm Coleman here.
I can get to the web page, but when I click on “Contribute” I get this message:
An error occurred during a connection to http://www.colemanforsenate.com.
SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length.
(Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)
The page you are trying to view can not be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
* Please contact the web site owners to inform them of this problem.
Any geeks out there know what means?
Buy Danish on January 28, 2009 at 6:49 PM
I’m surprised and impressed.
Now the bigger trick, managing the message when you have a lap dog media for the Obamamessiah.
aikidoka on January 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
I’ve NEVER been more proud of the GOP House Representatives as I am right now. The Contract With American not withstanding, this is a BRILLIANT DAY! I feel refreshed and rejuvenated.
Thank God Congressional leaders don’t listen to AP and his polling data! When Georgia Congressman Phil Gingrey called into Laura Ingraham’s show as I was driving into work, then got on Rush’s show during work, then was on Hannity’s show by lunch time, it became clear to me that no one really listens to Allah’s polling data.
Sultry Beauty on January 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Done!
IrishEi on January 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Obort Obama
ex-Democrat on January 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Voting against America’s economic failure is cause for a pat on the back, at least.
Jim Treacher on January 28, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Very good point.
darii on January 28, 2009 at 6:51 PM
since when is it all or nothing…You can’t not like your president. Failure,means many things. You want you country to succeed…but you still want to gain office.
tomas on January 28, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Sure would like to be a fly on the wall to see the conversation between Obama & Boehner tonight. He is a house leader he would go to the party as part of his job so don’t hold that against him.
Boehner shouldkeep fighting. If the Gop can change the media perception I believe the polls will show that the majority of Americans are against the waste in the bill.
Kevin in Southern Illinois on January 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM
GOP has a backbone after all. First hint of good news for this country in 4 months.
angryed on January 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM
And thanks to the 11 democrats as well!
darwin on January 28, 2009 at 6:54 PM
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