Comments on: Congress And It’s 10% Approval Rating http://hillstreetblahg.com/2008/09/30/congress-and-its-10-approval-rating/ Conservative Blog Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:16:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Ron http://hillstreetblahg.com/2008/09/30/congress-and-its-10-approval-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Ron Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:21:41 +0000 http://hillstreetblahg.com/?p=554#comment-530 Are you kidding? Yesterday on CNN, 12 of those Republicans went on TV and said that Pelosi's speech was the reason they voted No! So are you trying to say that the Democrats forced those Republican members of the House to go on TV and lie? How is that setting the record straight? Are you kidding? Yesterday on CNN, 12 of those Republicans went on TV and said that Pelosi’s speech was the reason they voted No! So are you trying to say that the Democrats forced those Republican members of the House to go on TV and lie? How is that setting the record straight?

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Since early this AM when I posted this essay and now, more facts are coming out regarding yesterday’s congressional sideshow. You are correct with what you say and I thank you for setting the record straight.

]]> By: Joe LaRocca http://hillstreetblahg.com/2008/09/30/congress-and-its-10-approval-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Joe LaRocca Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:52:56 +0000 http://hillstreetblahg.com/?p=554#comment-528 "House Republicans share the blame, and not only because they opposed the bill by about two-to-one, 133-65. Their immediate response was to say that many of their Members turned against the bill at the last minute because Ms. Pelosi gave her nasty speech." Two of the Republicans I saw interviewed on TV after the vote who voted against the bill denied that Pelosi's speech was a factor. They said they voted "no" on principle. While I could have missed it in the wall-to-wall post-vote TV coverage, I heard no Republican give that as the reason for Republican no votes. This was a myth fabricated by the Democrats to excuse Pelosi's and Frank's failure to deliver enough Democrat votes to pass the bill. 37 of Frank's Financial Services Committee Democrat members voted against the bill. “House Republicans share the blame, and not only because they opposed the bill by about two-to-one, 133-65. Their immediate response was to say that many of their Members turned against the bill at the last minute because Ms. Pelosi gave her nasty speech.”

Two of the Republicans I saw interviewed on TV after the vote who voted against the bill denied that Pelosi’s speech was a factor. They said they voted “no” on principle. While I could have missed it in the wall-to-wall post-vote TV coverage, I heard no Republican give that as the reason for Republican no votes.

This was a myth fabricated by the Democrats to excuse Pelosi’s and Frank’s failure to deliver enough Democrat votes to pass the bill. 37 of Frank’s Financial Services Committee Democrat members voted against the bill.

]]> By: The Hillman http://hillstreetblahg.com/2008/09/30/congress-and-its-10-approval-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-527 The Hillman Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:39:05 +0000 http://hillstreetblahg.com/?p=554#comment-527 Ron,It's hard to imagine isn't it? As incredible as it is and as far-fetched as it may seem, This do- nothing Congress amazingly achieved the barely credible feat of creating a dung heap mountain in two short years. Ron,It’s hard to imagine isn’t it? As incredible as it is and as far-fetched as it may seem, This do- nothing Congress amazingly achieved the barely credible feat of creating a dung heap mountain in two short years.

]]> By: Ron http://hillstreetblahg.com/2008/09/30/congress-and-its-10-approval-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Ron Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:14:14 +0000 http://hillstreetblahg.com/?p=554#comment-525 Yeah, great idea - Let's blame the actions of the past 8 year Republican majority on the current Congress. No matter how great you are, you can't shovel a mountain of dung that high in 2 years. Yeah, great idea – Let’s blame the actions of the past 8 year Republican majority on the current Congress. No matter how great you are, you can’t shovel a mountain of dung that high in 2 years.

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