CNN's Ed Henry confirms RawStory: budget "yanked' from House floor.

[DeepModem Mom]

They don't have the votes.


ON EDIT: Link to wakeme2008's thread, posted after RawStory's headline:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5324052

[CottonBear]

1. Woo hoo! The Republicans are breaking apart. It's a thing of beauty!

:woohoo:

[rocktivity]

21. The technical term for it is "job security"

The election put the writing on the wall. And the Republicans who can read realize that neither they nor their party can survive with the Bush regime pulling their strings. Unless they want to be tarred with Bush's brush by Democratic (not to mention ambitious moderate Republican) challengers next November, the disconnecting must begin now. May I suggest that the most effective way for them to do that is to vote for bringing articles of impeachment.

:headbang:
rocknation

[stop the bleeding]

2. another small victory

:toast:

[jsamuel]

5. Correction: HUGH!!!111!!!11 Victory

[stop the bleeding]

19. As usual always a joy reading your posts n/t

[Skidmore]

3. See this thread too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5323853

[DeepModem Mom]

6. Whoa! Thanks, Skidmore. nt

[DeepModem Mom]

10. The Virginia election must have scared the living eff out of them! nt

[AlCzervik]

4. Roy Blunt--the powerless.

[rodeodance]

7. The Sen Finance committee which was suspose to reconsile the two

versions is having problems. Sen. Snowe is one holdup-==so says cpan runner a bit ago.

[CottonBear]

8. The Raw Story article has been posted online:

Pledging to cut spending and slim taxes, GOP finds they do not have enough votes to pass budget
John Byrne


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House Republican leadership is scrambling after being unable to get through a major budget bill following defections from numerous members of their own party, RAW STORY has learned. Rank-and-file Republicans are upset at the extent of spending cuts in the bill.

Earlier this year, the House Republican leadership had passed a budget which enjoined lawmakers to cut spending by $35 billion while retaining $70 billion in tax cuts. The proposed budget would have cut spending by $50 billion, while retaining tax cuts.

Democrats are cheering the budget's failure, saying that it gives away money to the wealthiest Americans. They also say the fact that Republicans can't get members of their own party to vote for it is testament to "how bad the bill is."

Stacey Farnen Bernards, spokeswoman for Democratic Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), said, "I think its evidence of how bad the bill is that they cannot get their members to support it. And you can be sure they pulled out all the stops and offered their members the moon... and nothing worked."

more:
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Republican_leadership_in_House_finds_they_1110.html

[DeepModem Mom]

11. Thanks, CottonBear!

[CottonBear]

17. You're welcome DeepModem Mom!

:hi: It's like every day is Fitzmas day lately! :)

[rodeodance]

12. they are finding that the 70 bill tax cut (upcoming next week)--does not

jive with cutting social programs.


.Earlier this year, the House Republican leadership had passed a budget which enjoined lawmakers to cut spending by $35 billion while retaining $70 billion in tax cuts. The proposed budget would have cut spending by $50 billion, while retaining tax cuts.

[wicket]

9. Bush's stench is spreading

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[napi21]

13. Did you hear they're blaning it on DeLay not being leader?

Said DeLay was the best vote getter, and with him out of the leadership, it's a poor reflection on his replacement Blount.

[DeepModem Mom]

14. I'm not sure the Hammer could have beaten this down --

I think things have changed beside the Potomac.

[Skidmore]

16. Rs must be a bunch of masochists. Debbie Wasserman-Schulz

was right--R leadership would take them to the cloakroom and make them puke blood to get votes. Party of strength, indeed. Effin' bunch of bullies with their very own stable of pet patsies. Rs disgust me.

[William Bloode]

15. I saw the debates in the House on this...

This morning. Very interesting and kinda telling. Only 2 of the repug reps of the whole lot had any type of debate based on the bill. It was almost all thanking vets honoring so and so. The Dem's on the other hand had quite a good message. Mr. Kucinich had a particularly good smackdown drawn from a biblical verse.

[KansDem]

18. Is this the budget that had ANWR attached to it?

If so...then

LET'S PARTY!!! :party::toast::beer::toast::party:

[stop the bleeding]

24. ANWR went down in flames last night not sure if it was part of this bill

but I do not think so, but I could be wrong.

[DeepModem Mom]

25. I think ANWR was already out? I think this is without ANWR. nt

[CottonBear]

26. ANWR was taken out earlier today if I'm correct. n/t

[Roland99]

20. Are you SERIES??//????/

[DeepModem Mom]

22. I'm series, and post 5 says this is HUGH!!11.

[CottonBear]

23. We're totally SERIES!!!!!! It's HUGH!!!!!!

;)

[wryter2000]

33. THEY FOUND SOME MORELS!!!111

[rucky]

35. HAHA DUM LIBS!!!1111

[in_cog_ni_to]

27. I love it! They"re stickin' their tails between their legs and

RUNNIN" SCARED! :rofl::rofl: My, my, my what a difference a couple of elections make. They are so screwed and they know it!

[mcscajun]

34. What a lovely dog.

I just had to say it. :)

[Gloria]

28. I hope they DON'T HAVE THE VOTES for Alito, either! Pressure all

the "moderates"---

[cascadiance]

29. We should try to get a list of all of those "fence sitters"...

so we can know who to target for Alito votes too...

[jillan]

30. Wow - I've been so busy watching the great things in the Senate - didn't

know this was going on in the house.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[progressoid]

31. NPR just said the Roy Blunt says they will have the votes by next week..nt

[wryter2000]

32. OMFG

This is amazing. I can't believe it. Someone pinch me. If I'm dreaming I don't want to wake up.