What in the hell is Pelosi doing talking about Irag this late(11PM ET)LIVE

[Khephra]

I just turned the channel and she's going on about the Bush Admin not having a plan.

[Khephra]

1. .

.

[karlschneider]

2. I just flipped onto Cspan and saw that...is this live??? there are about

9 people there. WTF?
:wtf:

[Khephra]

3. Yeah, it's live

I'm still trying to figure out what's happening.

[Khephra]

4. kick...I think this might be important

someone clue us in.

[goobergunch]

11. Very very very important...see post #9 (n/t)

[Clete]

5. Cynicism is my middle name.

If we all knew, way back when, how could they not?

[Resistance Is Futile]

6. Ignore

Delete this...

[Khephra]

7. If a Pelosi speaks on Iraq in the dead of the night...

Does anyone hear her? Does it mean anything?

[goobergunch]

9. This is the conference report on the $87B for Iraq

As always with the House Repukes, it's being done in the middle of the night.

http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.php3

[Hippo_Tron]

31. Does anybody watch C-Span in the first place?

I don't think it matters whether Pilosi's statements are on at 11 PM or during prime time, only people who actually care about politics watch C-Span therefore her remarks aren't going to reach anybody that's indifferent and make them turn against Bush.

[goobergunch]

32. *pokes my sig line* (n/t)

[liberalnurse]

38. I love C-Span

it is a political artery to keeping informed.

[Gloria]

8. Looks like they're reading into the record, just like the McDermott, etc

crew to read into the record about the Iraq war...she's talking about the funding requests now.

Since no debate is allowed, they resort to this...sad, isn't it"
By the way, the Medicare bill in conference now....no Dems are being allowed in on that either!!

So much for representative government!!

[karlschneider]

17. I guess you're right. It can't be official biz...just remarks for record

is my guess...
Didn't they already approve the $87B earlier? Dammit, hard to keep up with these bastards...

[goobergunch]

18. It is official business

See every post I've made in this thread.

(Am I on everybody's ignore list or something?)

[karlschneider]

22. NOT ignoring ya, Goober....it's just that it's so bizarre......debate

at this time of night with nobody there? Something reeeeally creepy going on here...

[goobergunch]

25. That's the House Repuke leadership for you

scheduling important business for late at night.

[dsc]

10. several things

First it is 8pm in her district. That means her constituents are awake and listening.

Second, is this a special order? That would explain the late hour and the sparse attendence. BTW those are widely credited with putting a certain Newt Ginrich on the map in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Just because Ginrich is evil doesn't mean he is stupid.

[goobergunch]

13. No it isn't...it's the $87B conference report (n/t)

[dsc]

20. Ok now I know why she spoke so late

she is our last speaker on our side and the vote was scheduled for now.

[L.A.dweller]

12. House of Representatives just voted on a bill

for the $87 billion that Bush wants. I believe that it has gone through.
:(

[goobergunch]

14. Vote hasn't happened yet

but it will shortly.

[karlschneider]

19. I can't believe that...it's after 11 PM in Washington DC.....or am I nuts

:eyes:

[goobergunch]

You're not nuts

The House Repukes have a tendency to push through legislation in the middle of the night.

H.R. 3289:
making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes

10:30 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 3289.
Mr. Young (FL) brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-337 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 424.

http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.php3

[Hippo_Tron]

24. They stayed up past 3am the night that they did the medicare bill.

I fell asleep waiting for the outcome of the vote.

[goobergunch]

26. I was in Arizona (CST = PDT) during that vote

and my mom wouldn't let me stay up for the outcome. :(

[Hippo_Tron]

39. I was in Florida on vacation...

Vote took FOREVER because it was such a close vote but Tom DeLay had to do some negotiating (err blackmailing) for it to pass.

[lysergik]

15. When she should be co-sponsoring HR2239..

..instead shes talking about this? Come on Ms. Pelosi.. jump on the BBV bandwagon!

[goobergunch]

16. Debate in the House must be germane to the subject at hand

which is the $87B for Iraq.

[Hippo_Tron]

21. Pilosi debates late at night and says that...

The GOP leadership wants it like that so that people aren't awake to see it. I'm not sure how the scheduling works in the house so I don't know why it happens exactly. One thing I'm pretty sure of though, is that Tom DeLay is at home asleep.

[goobergunch]

23. They scheduled a bunch of stuff for today

and this was the last item on the agenda. Therefore, it gets pushed to very late at night.

[karlschneider]

29. I am watching and it seems you are correct. It's one of the most

significant pieces of legislation in years and it's happening while most Murkins are waiting for Leno and Letterman. I am :puke:ing

[goobergunch]

30. At least the Senate will probably wait until tomorrow to take it up

Yeah...it really puts the :puke: in Repuke.

[Pastiche423]

27. I would assume

this is just another Midnight Dem session. These have been going on for quite a while. The Dems do this to get their comments on the record.

It is during these sessions that you get to see how the Dems really feel about issues.

[goobergunch]

28. No

See post #9.

[Pastiche423]

33. No, what?

[goobergunch]

35. The House is now debating the $87 billion Iraq money

H.R. 3289:
making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes

10:30 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 3289.

Mr. Young (FL) brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-337 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 424.

http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.php3

[karlschneider]

34. You are obviously more up to speed on this than I am. Which makes me

feel like a damn idiot. So I guess my question right now is "Is this THE ACTUAL $87B allocation for Shrub's invasion"...I am abysmally embarrassed that I do not know this.

[goobergunch]

37. Yep

It's the appropriations bill itself.

A copy can be found here: http://www.house.gov/rules/text_3289cr.htm

The saddest part...I'm not even watching C-SPAN (homework :grr: ), I'm just following along on the House website.

[karlschneider]

40. Great work. Checked out your website. I think I love you.

:D
j/k

[goobergunch]

41. Thanks.

*blushes*

[Khephra]

36. There's YOUNG GIRLS going to school now????

Ok, we're supposed to forget that Iraq was a secular society????


This is so much bullshit

[Nottingham]

42. This is Government doing business in the DARK

We are in the Darkness. :bounce:

DARK TIMES