Pelosi just called for a secret session in the House. CSPAN.

[babylonsister]

Something to do with the war. Will listen for more info.

Now they're taking a vote to see if they can authorize a secret session. 15 minute lag. :eyes:

[acmejack]

1. Big Time!

Recorded vote. Go!

[lonestarnot]

2. Going to talk tactics for pushing issues and stopping adjournment is my

guess.

[blogslut]

3. but but

There's a suspicious bag at Miami International Airport! Terror! Terror! Oh look! A shiny thing!

[lonestarnot]

8. Does she have dark skin? Wear a turbin?

[blogslut]

10. suspicious BAG

not suspicious HAG. LOL. :rofl:

[Warren DeMontague]

13. A suspicious hag? In Florida?

did she look like this?



Come to think of it, she looks more like a bag.

[acmejack]

25. My eyes, my eyes!

That pitcher has the ugliest handle I have ever seen! What could have the artisan that created it been thinking?

[lonestarnot]

46. I thought she was an ol bag!

:rofl:

[Donnachaidh]

4. they need to STOP with this secret crap.

BOTH sides.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. no, it forces the House to respond and that puts

their timetable in the dog house.

[myrna minx]

7. Here we go!

I can't wait for the press conference. :bounce:

[savemefromdumbya]

12. yes!

[EVDebs]

14. You mean the secret funding for the Iraq War, of course. nt

[babylonsister]

27. What secret crap are you talking about? nt

[acmejack]

5. What does it have an Arabic label on it?

Or is it inbound from Caracas with a label in Farsi?

[helderheid]

9. tuning in - recommended

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

[Greeby]

11. Voting on going into closed session

So they can review the National Intelligence Estimate.

It's a bit like when Reid shut down the Senate over the Phase 2 Iraq report

[myrna minx]

15. Wheee.

Remember how the republicans huffed and puffed about going into secret session about Phase II? And um, just where is that report exactly? :rofl: I can't wait for the press conference. Go Pelosi!

on edit: changed special to secret.

[EVDebs]

17. She and Reid will 'get them on the record' for their inactions

as well as their actions counter-Constitutional.

[myrna minx]

18. Damn, this is a great week for us and it's only Tuesday!

:bounce:

[lonestarnot]

22. looking good!

:bounce:

[EVDebs]

16. What 'Phase II' ? The R's never released it....

BTW, looking at the vote on this resolution on CSpan, WHO is the brave Republican who crossed party lines and voted with the Democrats ?

[Bucky]

21. My money's on Ron Paul (R-TX) -- an antiwar libertarian kook

[EVDebs]

19. Who are brave Rs who voted 'yea' with the Democrats on this resolution?

[babylonsister]

20. I'm not sure, but every last rep should be behind this. Is

the truth that frightening, or what are they hiding?

[TacticalPeek]

23. My spec:

Walter Jones and Ron Paul

[EVDebs]

26. I count now four testicles in the R party now. nt

[Clark2008]

41. Yep... be my guess as well.

Possibly even my Republican Rep. John Duncan, too. He voted against authorizing the IWR - and still thinks this has all been a strategic blunder.

He's former military, btw - not a chickenhawk.

[Marie26]

24. Walter Jones, I'd bet. nt

[myrna minx]

28. When they emerge from session, will someone feed this cube rat?

I can't stream right now. :loveya:

[babylonsister]

33. Nothing happened; the secret session was voted down.

x( Just like that, they can keep everyone in the dark.

[myrna minx]

34. Thanks babylonsister.

:-(

[cal04]

29. Pelosi calls for secret session to consider National Intelligence Estimate

Pelosi calls for secret session to consider National Intelligence Estimate
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has called for a secret session to review the National Intelligence Estimate, which some contend has found that the Iraq war has made America less safe from terrorist attacks, RAW STORY has learned.

The House has defeated the motion, 207-170, with just one Republican and one Independent breaking an otherwise party-line vote. Many Republicans and Democrats chose not to cast a vote.

Pelosi's full remarks from the floor follow:

#
"Media reports last weekend disclosed a consensus judgment of senior officers from across the intelligence community that the war in Iraq was having a serious negative impact on our efforts against terrorism. Rather than reducing the number of terrorists worldwide and destroying the worldwide terrorist network, the war in Iraq is having precisely the opposite effect.

"These conclusions are reportedly contained in a National Intelligence Estimate published last April. They are precisely the professional judgments that should have informed our debate through the spring and summer on the situation in Iraq and the best way forward. Sadly, they did not, and President Bush has left the public with a false impression about the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism.

"We did not invade Iraq to fight terrorism, as the President would now have us believe. Instead, we are less safe today because the war in Iraq has hindered our ability to make progress in combating terrorism. The reported NIE makes that case clearly.

"As the House prepares to debate critical funding bills for the Department of Defense this week, we need to consider fully the assessments of our intelligence agencies on terrorism. That is why I offered the motion to have the House go into secret session – it is our responsibility, as part of our duty to conduct oversight over the war in Iraq."
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Pelosi_calls_for_secret_session_to_0926.html

[myrna minx]

32. Thanks Cal04.

I wonder which Dems voted against the session?

[The Stranger]

38. Did she stand by "her President" and condemn Hugo Chavez?

Just curious. Did not see it this time around.

[Greeby]

30. 171 - 217, not agreed to

:( damn

[babylonsister]

31. Who were the 2 Dem turncoats? nt

[Nictuku]

35. My guess would be Lieberman

[babylonsister]

39. He's a senator, not a rep. nt

[Nictuku]

44. Oops!

Wasn't thinking. I knew that. Doh!

[Greeby]

36. I'll keep an eye out for the roll call vote when it comes up nt

[babylonsister]

40. Thank you! nt

[myrna minx]

42. Thanks. n/t

:hi:

[KoKo]

37. Article above said some Dems & Repugs didn't vote.....so who's to know?

Pelosi knew it wouldn't pass...maybe she wants in on the record that they weren't given time to read what they will be voting on. Sort of a CYA moment. :shrug:

[Nictuku]

43. Link to who voted

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll478.xml

[Greeby]

45. Roll call

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll478.xml

THe one R voting yes: Christopher Shays
The two Dems who voted no: Barrow and Marshall
44 not voting

[lonestarnot]

47. I'll just be damned!