House to Vote on Reprimanding Murtha (AP)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

House to Vote on Reprimanding Murtha
House Republicans Press Vote to Reprimand Veteran
Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman

By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON May 22, 2007 (AP)

House Republicans angled Tuesday to put Democrats in a no
win position: reprimand a senior colleagues or be seen as blindly
excusing legislative bullying for partisan reasons.

House leaders tentatively scheduled a late Tuesday vote on a
Republican move to reprimand Rep. John Murtha, a Pennsylvania
Democrat and close ally of House Speaker Hancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
The GOP accuses Murtha of making a blatant threat against a
Republican who challenged a pet project that Murtha wanted.

Democratic leaders said they believed they had the votes to
kill the motion, but conceded that some party members were
unhappy about being pressed to defend a blustery colleague
known for bare-knuckled politics.

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Read more: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3200474

[Clark2008]

1. Oh, good Lord. They'll reprimand one of their own for being

mouthy, but won't even DISCUSS impeachment for a president that has killed thousands by purposely using bogus info?

:crazy:

Congress has officially jumped the shark.

[rocktivity]

2. Blustery and Bare-knuckled? That describes the Republicans to a "T"!

Are they going to reprimand McCain for cursing on the White House floor as well?

:headbang:
rocknation

[acmavm]

3. This line just slays me...

<snip>

...some party members were unhappy about being pressed to defend a blustery colleague known for bare-knuckled politics.

<snip>

Yeah, I bet the quislings cowards are mad at having to take an honest stand about something. These 'dems' prefer secret deals and appeasing corporate America and the bush** admin (same thing when you come right down to it).

[iconoclastic cat]

4. Can the dems attach something to this? Like a statement against the war/for impeacment? nt

[EVDebs]

5. Wait a minute here. Murtha getting reprimanded while BUSH and ROVE are on the loose ?

Let's get real here folks.

[Robbien]

7. And Nancy Pelosi saying, sure we will slap Murtha's butt for you

I am really beginning to hate DC Dems.

[Robbien]

6. Back down and give Bush all the Iraq funding he needs

Back down and give Bush all the free trade agreements he needs
Back down and give Bush . . .

And now say "oh please, please don't call us bullies. Sure, we will set up a vote to throw shit on one of our own."

DC Dems say "Are we bending over far enough for ya Mr Bush? Want us to bend over any further? We can if you want."

[man4allcats]

8. Oh Mr. Bush, please, please

fuck me. I'm a Democrat, and I just have to have it from you. Please, do it now and do it hard!


Our Democratic Congress is really starting to make me sick.

[EVDebs]

9. The trouble is there's not ENOUGH Democrats in Congress nt