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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:48 AM
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Did GOP Stall Congress For Boehner "Beach" Party Fundraiser?
Did GOP Stall Congress For Boehner "Beach" Party Fundraiser?



C-SPAN viewers who tuned in to watch the late-running House votes at around 6:30 p.m. were treated to an odd sight. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) insisted that the clerk read an unusually long 55-page motion to recommit aloud -- a process that took an excruciating 40 minutes, halting House business.

Squirmy Democrats began wondering what was going on. Soon an aide pulled up a blog post reporting that Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) had scheduled a 6 p.m. "Beach Party" fundraiser -- at $250-$5,000 a head -- at DC's waterfront Cantina Marina.

At around 7:10 p.m., sheepish Republicans pulled the motion and submitted a new one, which took about five minutes to read. Votes quickly resumed.

Rep. Tom Latham was apologetic, saying," I want to wish the Members a good evening. I'm sorry about the delay here... "

http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0709/Did_GOP_stall_for_Boehner_Beach_party.html
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:50 AM
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Their assholeyness knows no bounds. nt
Edited on Fri Jul-24-09 08:57 AM by babylonsister
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:50 AM
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1. My wish for Boner's "Beach Party"
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