House battles over 9/11 resolution

[sabra]

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/breaking_news/15510668.htm

House battles over 9/11 resolution

WASHINGTON - House Republicans and Democrats traded accusations of improper politicking Wednesday as they sparred over a resolution commemorating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Democrats criticized the GOP-drafted resolution for praising controversial legislation, including the USA Patriot Act and a border security bill. Some faulted it for stating "the nation is safer than it was on Sept. 11, 2001."

"I disagree with that, and I think a great many people disagree with it, because all of the evidence points in the other direction. We are not safer today than we were," said Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y.

The bill's sponsor, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., called the criticism "cheap demagoguery."

Republicans defended the inclusion of the GOP-crafted security laws and bills. Without them, said Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., "We would not be here today without having suffered another attack on our soil."

[rfranklin]

1. Nothing like taking credit for something that can't be proven...

Talk about demagogues...the rightwingers (R) have cornered the market with this "vote Dem and die" meme.

[underpants]

2. Wow this effective governing and leadership is going to pay off big

for the Republicans huh?

[Kagemusha]

3. Why does the public love projection like this?...

'The bill's sponsor, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., called the criticism "cheap demagoguery."'

Why, why, why do people cheer people engaging in cheap demagoguery accusing those criticizing their actions of committing cheap demagoguery?...

Anti-intellectualism thrives.

[Renew Deal]

4. Peter King is a cheap demagogue

Go figure :shrug:

[catnhatnh]

5. How about this as a Democratic answer....

Each Dem to vote, "This is fluff, I vote yea, and now let's discuss something of importance to our constituents...".

[Eugene]

6. AP: House Sets New Vote on Border Fence

House Sets New Vote on Border Fence

By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

(09-13) 18:07 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --

House Republicans seeking to build a pre-election record for getting tough
on illegal immigration plan a new vote Thursday on a border fence proposal
that won House approval last December.

The bill calls for building more than 700 miles of double-layered fencing
along the nearly 2,000-mile border with Mexico. The House approved the same
amount of fencing when it passed its enforcement-focused immigration bill
last December.

House leaders see the fence construction as a border security issue
that needs immediate attention, said Kevin Madden, spokesman for House
Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. The bill is an "emergency measure"
to add fencing and technology on the border, he said.

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Full article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/09/13/national/w180729D16.DTL

[radfringe]

7. watched some of it yesterday

Dems were trying to get 9-11 commission reommendations implimented, repugs were too busy patting themselves on the back...

[magellan]

8. If only Dems had fought the actual Patriot Act so hard (nt)