Another Stupid Amendment Kills Another Good Bill

[Yeggo]

Exactly zero people have voted against the Michelle Obama-supported school lunch/child nutrition bill. It passed the Senate unanimously. THE SENATE!

And yet, thanks to legislative shenanigans from House Republicans, it may have died today.

Two things - first, would it kill us to get rid of the amendment process? And second, let's be honest - is this just because Michelle Obama wants it?

http://conversation101.squarespace.com/food-safety/2010/12/2/another-stupid-amendment-kills-another-good-bill.html

[NightWatcher]

1. you'd think it'd piss Obama off that they hate his wife and kids too

[MineralMan]

2. Huh? It passed in the House. President Obama will sign it.

What are you talking about?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4639501

[pinto]

3. Passed the House today.

:hi:

[Yeggo]

4. Last time I listen to Politico...

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/45826.html

[JuniperLea]

5. Pft... I haven't listened to their steaming fertilizer...

Since about a month after they arrived on the scene.

I'm going to K&R this, because more people need to get the message. You've actually doing DU a great service.

[Yeggo]

6. Guess I pulled a Homer

By the way, the Politico article's still on their front page. The lesson, as always - Politico makes people dumber.

[pinto]

8. LOL, they have that knack. Here's the Wash Post link on the bill, fwiw -

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/02/AR2010120202737.html?hpid=topnews

:hi:

[JuniperLea]

9. Have you read the comments?

Hilarious! Dopey NOPs!

Yep, Politico, Drudge, FreeRepublic... killing brain cells and dulling sense!

But I bet you could find much of the same rubbish on FDL and HuffPo... sadly.

[MineralMan]

7. Yah...Politico is a lousy source.

I'm not sure why anyone bothers with it.

[Yeggo]

10. I hardly ever read it!

I swear! The only reason I came across it is I have an RSS feed on my site that pulls from memeorandum.

Excuses, excuses. Moving on...

[JuniperLea]

11. No worries, Yeggo...

You've had an educational moment. Always a good thing!

[MineralMan]

12. Easy enough to be behind the news a little.

Once burned, twice shy...

[lunatica]

13. I once thought Politico was reliable too

I was quickly educated by DUers.

[Turbineguy]

14. Republicans think about the long term.

Sure, they are children now, but if they grow up and become criminals, our private prisons' stock will go up!

[Drale]

15. A Black Women is trying to do good

you know as well as I do, right wingers hate blacks and they hate women, but put the two together and in a position of power and OMG you got yourself a near klan meeting.