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[pinto]

1. Kick

:kick:

[flpoljunkie]

2. Steve Benen: Let me just state this again for the record. Pelosi is a very effective caucus leader

It was a clever idea. Most Republicans were inclined to support the truly insane RSC proposal, but with so many Dems voting "present," there was a very real chance that the RSC plan would actually pass -- and it, not Paul Ryan's plan, would be the approved budget plan for the House.

And it nearly worked. Many Republicans who'd voted for the RSC plan had to scramble to switch their votes and avoid a huge embarrassment. Indeed, the result itself was still pretty embarrassing -- there are 176 members of the Republican Study Committee, but only 119 Republicans voted for the RSC's plan.

For Congress watchers, this was quite a bit more drama than we're accustomed to seeing. David Kurtz noted that "chaos erupted" on the House floor, while The Hill said the final minutes of the vote "were characterized by shouting more typical of the British parliament than the U.S. Congress."

Let me just state this again for the record: Nancy Pelosi is a very effective caucus leader.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2011_04/028966.php

[efhmc]

3. Was taught not to hate other people as a child. Sorry, Mom,

have to go with hatred of repukes.

[okieinpain]

4. ah can somebody help out a dummy here. why would they

not support their leaders bill.

[EC]

5. So they just admitted the whole Paul Ryan work was a piece

of shit and was meant to fail...but what was the up side for them? I don't see what they were trying to get at? Ryan was one of their young guns - they just trashed his rep. They showed they didn't care for old folks or disabled and loved the rich...so what was their end game? What was the advantage?

On edit: Nevermind, I thought this was a vote for Ryan's work....

[liberalla]

6. Kick!