What if Dennis resigns from office tomorrow?

[apples and oranges]

...in order to make a principled stand against a health care bill without a public option? I'm eager to hear what he has to say at his press conference tomorrow. :popcorn:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. What if he accuses Obama of being after his Lucky Charms?

What if accidently the whole thing?

[berni_mccoy]

14. ROFL! That was freaking hilarious.

:rofl:

[goclark]

21. I tried to record it and it won't take my R

:shrug:

Did DK change his mind? :shrug:

[anigbrowl]

22. XD

[SidDithers]

23. The WHOLE thing?...nt

Sid

[EFerrari]

2. That doesn't even make sense.

[apples and oranges]

4. A lot of people resign when they feel backed into a corner

and refuse to compromise their principles.

[EFerrari]

5. LOL. Dennis isn't backed into a corner. What in the world is in that popcorn?

I want some. :)

[RB TexLa]

9. That's usually when an appointed official is asked to go along with or do something they feel

compromises their principles. If the congressman feels he can't support the bill he can just vote against it. Resigning doesn't do anything to further his stand.

[msongs]

3. lol why should he be principled and stand out from the crowd nt

[OhioChick]

6. No way he'll resign....

He usually wins by a 70% margin in his district.

[NC_Nurse]

7. He'd lose his health insurance.

[AnOhioan]

8. Nah...he need not resign...just run as a Green

The Democratic Party does not represent the people anymore.

And, bonus, he would still win handily.

[salguine]

24. if he did, I'd vote for him.

[JI7]

10. hahha, how would resigning be making a statement about anything, that's what Palin tried

to do.

[bluestateguy]

11. We would still need 216

There would be 430 members in the House, so the magic number would not move.

Although if he wants to resign and take Artur Davis with him, that would be fine. Then we'd need 215.

[Sebastian Doyle]

12. Then this country is truly, irreversibly fucked.

Not because Dennis himself is the single most important person on the planet, but because following so quickly after the Massa thing, and the still questionable death of Murtha, it would certainly give the appearance of "somebody" going out of their way to purge the party by whatever means necessary.

Not saying whether or not I would agree with such a conclusion, but the question would be there.

Furthermore, Dennis ain't getting run off by anybody.

[sabrina 1]

19. And Dorgan is leaving also. All the good Democrats seem to

be going.

Dorgan, like Kucinich, added an amendment to try to help this bill do something for the corporations. He was shocked to find that it was the WH that killed his amendment. He said that is not the reason he is leaving. Maybe not, but if a good Democrat like him felt he could accomplish something by staying, I think he would.

I doubt Kucinich will resign as he is a fighter and appears to still believe that things can get better. But I wouldn't blame him if he did.

[Sebastian Doyle]

20. Can't really blame Dorgan

It must be tough to be an ACTUAL Democrat in that neighborhood (surrounded by idiots like Baucus & Conrad)

[NorthCarolina]

13. Gawd...I hate the DLC. eom

[mwrguy]

15. That would be horrible

We need people like Dennis.

[berni_mccoy]

16. Damn, I'm trying to Rec this post because it's so hilarious.

[onenote]

33. and its still funny today!

That's some good comedy.

[Motown_Johnny]

17. It seems unlikely, but as far as health care reform goes.....

wouldn't that be as good as a yes vote?

I think that would lower the number of "yeas" needed by 1 (unless my math is off, which it may be).


I hope he is going to rail against the bill and then say he will vote for it anyways because doing nothing would be even worse.


With any luck he is trying to look like the one key vote needed to put this over the top. He can have the spotlight as far as I am concerned as long as he votes for the bill.


That or he is going to buy everyone a beer for St. Patrick's Day.

[TheCowsCameHome]

18. The earth will tip off it's axis and we'll all die

...I guess.

[gmoney]

25. well, at least it would resolve things.

[Motown_Johnny]

28. That earthquake a couple weeks ago shifted the axis a little

does that count?

[Davis_X_Machina]

26. Triggering a special election in a D+8 district?

Nothing happens.

[Ikonoklast]

27. Then I'll go long on 'Smug' futures.

I'll clean up, big time.

[ChicagoSuz219]

29. Unless he's having tickle parties...

...don't expect him to resign... ;-)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

30. kickity kick

[951-Riverside]

31. I wouldn't be surprised. I think the President blackmailed him into supporting the bill anyway.

:popcorn:

[spanone]

32. so much for that theory