"No vote on Health Care Repeal Bill this week" says Eric Cantor

[marybourg]

Source: KOKD TV

Out of respect, blah blah

Read more: Kold.com

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Good

Assholes need to stop and calm their insane supporters down.

Time to chill.

[savalez]

4. +1

[elfin]

2. Just gave him the out he needed

Highly questionable if repeal would actually get the votes.

[savalez]

5. wait, didn't it already pass a test vote?

Do you know something?

[glinda]

3. They are planning how to take over Gabrielle's seat I will bet.

[Whoa_Nelly]

6. Health Care Repeal Vote Postponed After Arizona Shooting

Source: blogs.abcnews.com

ABC's John R. Parkinson reports:

In his second written statement today, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., has announced that the House will delay its efforts to repeal the health care law next week as well as other legislative business "so that we can take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today’s tragedy."

Lawmakers voted last week to schedule debate and a vote on repealing health care reform on Wednesday. Repeal was expect to pass in the House, but chances were less likely in the Senate and the White House threatened to veto it.

A House GOP retreat in Baltimore next week could also be delayed in the aftermath of Saturday's shooting at an event held by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona.

“All legislation currently scheduled to be considered by the House of Representatives next week is being postponed so that we can take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today’s tragedy," Cantor said in a statement. "Further information relating to a revised House schedule will be released tomorrow.”

Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/01/health-care-repeal-vote-postponed-after-arizona-shooting.html

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[The_Casual_Observer]

7. What? They have a guilty conscience about that god damn repeal shit??

[Whoa_Nelly]

8. Regardless of what any of us may think of our Congress

I think they are honoring Giffords in not holding the vote right away. What happened today has had an impact on all.
The national and international response has mostly been one of solidarity for Giffords and all killed and injured today in this tragedy. The tenor here in Tucson is palpable. There is a great sense of loss and worry, care and sadness.

[Proletariatprincess]

9. I have a sinking feeling about what this Republican congress may have in mind....

when Cantor says "...take whatever actions may be necessary....". In this police state, that could mean anything. Somehow I don't think it will mean just condemning violence and calling for civility in public discourse. That's not how these people think. They think in terms of vengeance, punishment and police action. Or what if the Representatives of the People's House dev elope, as a result of this horrible mass murder, a bunker mentality that makes them even less accountable to the voters.
I hope I am wrong and that some good comes out of this terrible tragedy. I just don't believe that a Republican controlled congress can deliver that.

[No Elephants]

10. +1

[No Elephants]

11. "Out of respect," you and your fellow Rethugs should stop blowing dog whistles, Rep. Cantor.

[Dappleganger]

12. Yes, everyone thinks you're assholes right now so it wouldn't be prudent.

[Swagman]

13. so he has intrinsically linked the shooting with the health-care

debate.

You cannot know what goes on in the mind of a disturbed person but endless rhetoric will affect them and point them in a certain direction and thus, a 9 year old girl dies.

To think a child born after 9/11 should suffer from a terrorist act because the right wing and the gutless media parrots harp on and on with their lies. Bastards-may they rot in hell.