Shays (R-Whiney Baby)--I begin to feel like I'm in Russia right now:

[Virginia Dare]

Even the moderate and mild Shays joined in the abuse of the chairman. "While Rome burns, we're eating grapes," he protested, later adding: "I begin to feel like I'm in Russia right now, where one party that now has this opportunity is going to go after the other party using the government."

:cry: :nopity:

"You think you're living in a Stalinist country when a couple of subpoenas are being requested," Waxman retorted. "But you did allow the chairman of your own party to issue over 1,000 subpoenas."


:rofl: :applause: :yourock: :loveya:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/25/AR2007042502699_3.html

[rodeodance]

1. Shays made an absolute fool of himself yesterday at the Hearing!

[PRETZEL]

8. agree completely

but he wasn't the only one. McHenry of Md, Mica of Fl, Issa of Ca, Burton of In, etc. were all so far out their league that it was embarassing to know that there are people in those districts who elected them.

[Roland99]

2. Oh Waxman is having a field day!!!

[rodeodance]

6. He was so cool yesteday (Repugs whinned and Whinned for 2 hrs)

[maddezmom]

3. :D

Waxman rocks. :applause:

[rodeodance]

4. Waxman shot back with a good replay.

[marmar]

5. Umm, dude, we've felt like we've been living under Stalin for 6+ years....

Yes, Rome is burning, and Waxman is trying to turn on the hose, you asshat. It's time for Shays to find new employment, methinks.

[genie_weenie]

7. At least he's pointing out how evil the Right has been

by acknowledging the Repubs have been using the power of government to attack the Dems!

[JVS]

9. in soviet russia, russia feels like it's in you!

[Blackhatjack]

10. Waxman shut him up pointing out Repub Chair never had a committee vote before issuing 1000 subpoena

And Shays had to admit Waxman was correct and thanked him for allowing the Repubs to debate the issuance of a subpoena which Waxman 'under the rules' could have just issued it without holding any kind of debate for committee vote.

[Virginia Dare]

11. Yeah, then Burton defended himself with this little gem...

Burton, the man who issued all those subpoenas, felt compelled to defend himself. He explained how he avoided just such a public fracas -- by approving subpoenas in private. "The only reason I issued those subpoenas without consulting with the minority," he said, "was because every time we tried to issue subpoenas on this issue, this is the kind of thing we went into.

Stalinist Russia indeed...

:wtf: :crazy: