Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

[Plainsman]

Looks like Dingy harry and lil nancy aren't on the same page:

Quote dingey: "It's important that the Senate rules be amended slowly and with careful bipartisan deliberation," Reid said, stressing that the House didn't spend much time on their version and the Senate approach was "so much better"

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[OldMercsRule]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

8)8)

 

[WillyBWright]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

Version of what? Your link isn't working.

 

[Plainsman]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

Version of what? Your link isn't working.

Working now, thanks Willy

 

[crunch]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

Version of what? Your link isn't working.

Probably a temporary glitch in the way frames are displayed or not displayed here on this wonderful software..... it's working now.... temporarily?

Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

By: JIM ABRAMS - Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The Senate's new Democratic leaders, the fragility of their thin majority on display for the first time, were set back Thursday when nine Democrats joined with Republicans in support of stricter House-passed rules on lawmakers' pet projects

Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., was forced to delay a final vote on a measure he opposes after losing 51-46 a parliamentary attempt to kill it.

The measure, an amendment to an ethics and lobbying bill, would have adopted a wider definition of "earmarks," specific projects inserted in bills, to include Corps of Engineer water projects, Pentagon weapon systems and items from other federal entities.


The language favored by Reid would require disclosure of only targeted funds directed to nonfederal entities such as city parks, state universities and private contractors. Reid crafted the ethics bill with Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., but McConnell supported DeMint on the earmarks issue.

"If we're going to go through all this process, if we're going to change the laws and try to tell the American people that now you can see what we're doing, let's don't try to pull the wool over their eyes," said Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., sponsor of the amendment.

 

[Plainsman]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

How is bi-partisanship going to work in the Congress if the dems can't agree?

 

[crunch]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

Well gee, they'll have to sell the Republicans on their agendas won't they?... but that is what bi-partisanship is all about in the first place.

 

[crunch]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

And the bill sucks... get it right the first time as Jim DeMint says or it isn't worth the paper it's written on.

Seems the Dems are just trying to "paper over the problems" just like most of what they have passed in the first "100 hours"

 

[PW2]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

It's apparently a desirable trait to for Repubs to elect Republicans that follow the party line no matter what.

In the case of Dems it is preferred they be able to think for themselves. I know that is a strange concept to understand for all the "ditto heads" to master, but keep trying, it's worth the effort.

 

[DJ]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

It's apparently a desirable trait to for Repubs to elect Republicans that follow the party line no matter what.

Oh contrare. It seems both parties have had dissenters. How short our memories are.

 

[imported_Curmudgeon]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

In the case of Dems it is preferred they be able to think for themselves. I know that is a strange concept to understand for all the "ditto heads" to master, but keep trying, it's worth the effort.

Rest assured Democrats thinking for themselves is an extremely strange concept for most of the country. And since they don't "think" like normal folks, it's scary, too!

 

[Boomyal]

Re: Democrats stumble on approach to special projects

In the case of Dems it is preferred they be able to think for themselves. I know that is a strange concept to understand for all the "ditto heads" to master, but keep trying, it's worth the effort.

That's a huge load PW. Who do you think invented 'talking points', hmmmm? During the Clinton era and beyond we have been treated to many a montage of Dem after Dem spouting the exact same lines. This also carried right over to their biggest organ, the media.