I think I noted the republicans height of hypocrisy on this one. Similar to their using the filibuster when the exact same people decried the use of such parliamentary tactics when the democrats used.the tactic 5 years ago.
I guess it must be OK if its being used by the republicans. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:56 PM, G Money <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is the PERFECT story to illustrate why you should be ashamed of your > political party, if you are either a Republican or a Democrat. > > Democrats, this is the exact same bullshit move that many of you supported > during the Bush administration. > Republicans, this is the exact same bullshit that you decried as > "unpatriotic" when you were in power. But it's even worse, it's playing > politics with the lives of US soldiers. Was then, is now. Bravo, dipshits. > > If this story convinces more than a few people that they simply do not want > their names counted amongst the ranks of EITHER of these parties....maybe > that's the silver lining. > > On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> An unfortunate side effect. >> >> yes right, make our soldiers the victims of a republican political >> ploy. How interesting that they keep saying that they're the real >> patriots, yes when it comes to screwing over the military, they're >> first in line. >> >> What next, will it be revealing military secrets and plans to stop the >> "over reaching government" what the hey, its only an unfortunate side >> effect. >> >> Funny how when the democrats tried something like that they were >> called treasonous etc. When the republicans do it, whatever happens to >> the soldiers becomes an unfortunate side effect. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Jerry Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > No, I think it is clear that the responsibility of the Republican >> Congress >> > is to hold the Executive Branch in check, and use its power of the purse >> to >> > prevent Obama from continuing his tragic and unnecessary wars of >> aggression. >> > >> > Withholding paychecks from servicemen at war during Christmas is just an >> > unfortunate side-effect. >> > >> > Anything less would be an abdication of their duties to their electorate, >> > and to America. >> > >> > This has always been their platform. >> > >> > On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Medic <hofme...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Probably something along the lines of Obama is a dirty commie socialist >> >> non-citizen homosexual hemaphrodite and global warming is a myth. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> > I wonder what Fox news would have to say about this? :-) >> >> > >> >> > 2009/12/18 Gruss Gott <grussg...@gmail.com>: >> >> > > >> >> > > Clearly treason: >> >> > > >> >> > > Washington Post Staff Writers >> >> > > Friday, December 18, 2009; 2:50 AM >> >> > > >> >> > > Senate Republicans failed early Friday in their bid to filibuster a >> >> > > massive Pentagon bill that funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan >> ... >> >> > > On a 63 to 33 vote, Democrats cleared a key hurdle that should allow >> >> > > them to approve the must-pass military spending bill Saturday. >> After >> >> > > years of criticizing Democrats for not supporting the troops, just >> >> > > three Republicans supported the military funding. >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/18/AR2009121800241.htm >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309559 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
