MSNBC breaking--Congress coming back to session tonight

[Bouncy Ball]

early to pass legislation for emergency aid.

IT'S ABOUT FUCKING TIME.

[BlueJac]

1. Fools rush in!!

[cthrumatrix]

17. must be time to rnew thier pay raise or schaivo bill to be reviewed

[hatrack]

2. Are you sure there isn't a woman on a respirator involved?

Oh, no, wait, she was at Tulane, was black and was being hand-ventilated by the staff when the power went off.

[Dem Agog]

3. oh no...

i hope the bar will be open for them...

[Not_Giving_Up]

4. Good grief

Why can't they send the fucking aid NOW and figure out how to pay for it all LATER?

[Kenroy]

5. They need

to pass emergency legislation taking control of this whole mess away from the executive branch, who clearly is unable or unwilling to do anything about it.

[ellie]

6. It is about time.

I have e-mailed both my senators and my worthless fuck of a rep. I think I will call too.

[nini]

7. I'm telling you if 2006 doesn't clean house - we are dead here

Jesus Christ Almighty! What disgusting lazy leaders we have.

[BlueJac]

26. Here, Here

[KittyWampus]

8. GOP Will Push Thru More Environmental Dereg.

[The White Tree]

45. Actually they already did

<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050901/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_reserve_hk3>

(snip)
A day after the EPA announced it would temporarily allow the sale of higher-polluting gasoline in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi, it acted to ease certain restrictions on gasoline blends and diesel fuel in the rest of the country as well.

"This will help take some pressure off the gas price," Bush said as gasoline prices soared toward $3 a gallon in many parts of the country, surpassing that level in some places.
(snip)

And then later they are planning on using it to push other things:

(snip)
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, chairman of that committee, announced a congressional hearing Tuesday on Katrina's impact on energy markets. "I hope this is the silver lining that lets us really look at building new refineries and new pipelines and diversify the location so we are not as dependent on the area that the hurricane hit," Barton said.
(snip)

And this last next line is o so precious

(Energy Secretary Samuel W.) Bodman ruled out action to impose a national ceiling on the price of gasoline.

"I don't think you'd find a lot of support for that," the energy secretary told CNN.

No support for that? I wonder who he's talking to. I think I'd go for supporting that right now.

[deadparrot]

9. Jesus H. Christ on a trailer hitch.

What took them so fucking LONG!?

It's going to be REALLY interesting to see who, if anyone, votes "no" on the aid.

[Bouncy Ball]

20. I am going to be watching those votes like a fucking HAWK.

NO ONE BETTER VOTE NO. NO ONE BETTER TRY TO SHOVE THEIR LITTLE NASTY RIDERS IN THERE (you hear that repukes?) AT THE LAST MINUTE.

[jpak]

53. They most certainly WILL take advantage of this Golden Opportunity

They will not be able to resist the temptation.

Another disaster that we all see coming...

Make 'em pay in 2006.

[Bob3]

10. Sorry to inconvenience you guys - like where the hell have you

been the last few days?
Swine. Pigs. Indolent monsters.

[KayLaw]

11. Oh!

Thank God! Something's got to be done about this administration.

[bullwinkle428]

12. My heart bleeds for them...

having to cut their vacation/summer recess short by a couple of days...kinda like someone else... :puke:

[Bouncy Ball]

13. I just want to say how completely horribly appalled I am

at the slow response from the executive branch and legislative branch of this government. I'm not sure I'll ever forget this.

[graywarrior]

14. Why aren't they rolling up their sleeves and getting their asses

down to LA & MISS instead of yammering in a huddle. Bastards.

[SoCalDem]

15. But but but .. it's their vacation

:( poor babies

anything they do now will not help in time:(

[Politicub]

16. I hope they don't strain themselves too much

After all, there are only peoply dying by the thousands in New Orleans.

If the dems don't grow a spine and take Bush to task on gutting programs that would have saved real lives, they don't deserve any of our support. I'm not a one issue voter, but fuck this shit if they are going to let Bush get away with his crimes against humanity.

[gademocrat7]

18. It takes tragedy to get them back early

Finish the Job and impeach this miserable failure administration

[Inland]

You know, all they can do is appropriate more money, and that's not the

immediate problem. I assume there's cash on hand.

The immediate problem is a federal government frozen without a plan.

There's no substitute for that in a congressional session.

[Bouncy Ball]

22. Yup.

[IChing]

19. DOES THIS MEAN BOLTON CAN ME LOOKED AT AGAIN?

[Perky]

55. No

The Recess appointment last until the end of the Current term.
1/20/2007 11:59:59 AM

[IChing]

57. guess i was hoping for the impossible

[rodeodance]

21. Bush could have demanded that Congress return but he did not!!

[rodeodance]

23. Congress better realize that they are on the hot seat for not responding

earlier!!!

[Bouncy Ball]

25. Nope, he sure didn't.

I wonder if they are coming back because of all the phone calls and emails they have received from people demanding they do something.

[wakeme2008]

30. I think Congress is looking at the news and seeing Bush

doing nothing and they have 2006 to look at.

[KittyWampus]

38. #1. GOP will do whatever they can to appear compassionate

#2. they MIGHT attempt to cover for Bush

[SaveElmer]

24. They'll probably take up the Flag Buring amendment first...

Or maybe prayer in schools...or possibly legislation to resurrect Terry Schiavo.

Anything to avoid real problems!!!

[driver8]

27. WTF took so long?? Why not wait another few days, assholes.

[Mister Mark]

28. It's not an election year

I would imagine they would have acted a lot faster if this hurricane had hit in August/September of 2006 rather than 2005.

[Rainscents]

29. Do you suppose, these basters were pressured by mass phone

calls from "We The People" to get their ASS back to work??? My guessing...

[jackstraw45]

31. How much pork will work it's way in?

Here comes the $$$$ for Haliburton to "rebuild" at inflated prices!!!

[jim3775]

32. Social security will be gone tomorrow!!

I guarantee it.

http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/8/25/154642/438

[coffeenap]

33. First agenda item: Impeach the administration!!!!nt

[toddaa]

34. The guilty are coming back to clear their conscience

Every jackass politician that voted for the Iraq war has more blood on their hands. Like Lady Macbeth, they will never be able wash it off. Throw them all out. Every single one.

[mb7588a]

35. we have a link? confirmation of this?

one of my sources in the senate has heard nothing.

[mourningdove92]

36. BFD, I am so not impressed.

They should have been back in Washington Sunday night.

[fujiyama]

37. My God...

It's Thursday. This storm struck Sunday night.

It was apparent it would be a major storm on Saturday.

Neither of our "elected" branches have done ANYTHING for the past 4 days. What country is this?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

46. It's not the one in which I was born 54 years ago. It's not even the....

...country that existed prior to the December 2000 Coup by the NeoCon Junta.

We have MAJOR, MAJOR problems and the government boneheads are talking about enforcing the "rule of law" instead of saving lives.

[Skidmore]

39. They've all been busy on their blackberries noting that

the "natives are restless". If there were no phone calls, none of these people would have shown up.

[LostinVA]

40. FINALLY -- came back for Terri Schiavo in a NY minute

Takes FOUR FUCKING DAYS for this???

[qanda]

41. What, no song on the Capitol steps?

[Used and Abused]

42. THIS is why we need our own media on television

So we can set some talking points. Like another poster already stated, Bush had the power to call them back but didn't. Only question is, who did? Who had a conscience?

[mb7588a]

43. This is emergency spending, not emergency session.

it only takes two in the room for unanymous consent. That's likely what will happen.

[Tyranny_R_US]

44. Didnt these slow fucks ask faster for Terry Shivo?

[cthrumatrix]

49. yep.... they are all gulity ...our govt screwed us AGAIN

[GreenPartyVoter]

47. FINALLY!

[Pithy Cherub]

48. Where the FUCK have they been? On vacation while

our own PEOPLE drown. I am deeply deeply ASHAMED to be an American right now!

[MadeinOhio]

50. Its about time. And its about time Congress start calling for impeachment.

I'm writing letters constantly and rattling the cages of every congress member, this admin must be IMPEACHED or forced to resign for:

Deriliction of Duty, forcing Congress into a war based on lies and sinking all those funds into Iraq which could have saved entire states back home!!!!

[theHandpuppet]

51. They'd better start impeachment proceedings while they're at it!

That's the only way to really solve this nation's crises.

[WolverineDG]

52. WHAT TOOK SO FUCKING LONG????

I just got an email from Congressman Cuellar congratulating himself over passing some bill getting bullet proof vests to the Selma PD. Well, that's all fine & dandy, BUT WHAT ABOUT WATER TO NEW ORLEANS???????? If he had time to get that bill passed, why not FUNDING FOR WATER??????????????????????

dg

[LifeDuringWartime]

54. what about the bottled water makers?

coca cola? surely they could spare a few thousand bottles at the very least :mad:

[earth mom]

56. Do the RIGHT THING you a$$holes!!! eom

[Dawgs]

58. I have zero use for Congress right now...

If it took them this long to do anything(after the hurricane, gas prices, Iraq failures) then they have a long way to go to make me trust them again.

BTW, I'm only talking about the Democrats.

[sundog]

59. too bad terry schiavo wasn't in NO

they would have been in session 2 days ago