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icymist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:27 PM
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Oops: Republican jumps gun on health care vote
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's Democratic allies got an unlikely vote of confidence Saturday, as a top Republican foe prematurely declared defeat in the fight over remaking US health care.
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charliesheen Donating Member (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:29 PM
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1. Pence screws up
That's a big oops. Maybe he knows they've got the votes.
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DearAbby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:30 PM
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4. Epic Fail
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Aramchek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:36 PM
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7. of course he does
and since we do have the votes,

the margin will be higher because many Blue Dogs will fear voting against something that passes.
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orpupilofnature57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:36 PM
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8. It's probably a ploy to scare the 1%
Welcome, charliesheen.
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:30 PM
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2. lol
that's funny. someone must've wanted to get out of the office...
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Cirque du So-What Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:30 PM
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3. Pence read the writing on the wall
and had that statement prepared in advance. Too funny that one of his staffers released it prematurely. Encouraging for US that the vote will go off without a hitch.
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:31 PM
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5. That's funny
Yep, they know how the vote is going to go today.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:34 PM
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6. lying in his statement...
"I am proud that all House Republicans stood by the American people in opposition" to the proposal, the statement quoted Pence as saying.


hey pence, the american people W A N T healthcare reform, asshole
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47of74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:46 PM
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9. It's kind of hard for Pence to see what the American people want...
Given that he walks around like this all day long;



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icymist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:57 PM
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10. ROFL!
All you need do is paint a couple of eyes on those ass-cheeks and you will have his face!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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BzaDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 05:59 PM
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11. HAHAHAHA
Edited on Sat Nov-07-09 06:00 PM by BzaDem
Nice.
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