But here I go...
GOD... BLESS... NANCY PELOSI...!!!
* * *
The House derailed a high-profile trade bill on Friday in
a humiliating defeat for President Barack Obama inflicted by Democratic Leader
Nancy Pelosi and dozens of union-backed lawmakers from his own party.
(*STANDING OVATION FOR PELOSI AND THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS*)
The 302-126 vote left the legislation in perilous limbo,
and came not long after Obama journeyed to the Capitol with a last-minute
personal plea to fellow Democrats to give him power to negotiate global trade
deals that Congress could approve or reject but not change.
"I don't think you ever nail anything down around
here. It's always moving," the president said as he departed - a prescient
remark given Pelosi's dramatic announcement later on the House floor.
"Slow down the fast track to get a better deal for
the American people," the California lawmaker said in a speech that drew
handshakes and hugs from Democrats have labored for months to reject Obama's
request for "fast track" authority in trade talks.
* LET'S NOT FORGET THE TEA PARTY... "MY" SIDE
OF THE GOP HAS BEEN WORKING THEIR TAILS OFF TOO OPPOSING OBAMA AND BOEHNER!
Republicans command a majority in the House, and Speaker
John Boehner and the GOP leadership worked in harness with Obama to pass the
legislation. But there were many defections among Republicans unwilling to
expand the president's authority and not nearly enough Democrats supporting him
for the bill to prevail.
* AS... I... WAS... SAYING...
(*NOD*)
The outcome was also a triumph for organized labor, which
had lobbied lawmakers furiously to oppose the measure that union officials warned
would lead to the loss of thousands of American jobs.
* HEY... I MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH THE UNIONS... BUT
WHEN THEY'RE RIGHT - THEY'RE RIGHT!
"The president needs to realize we all represent our
districts," said Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas. He said labor opposition to the
effort was "overwhelming."
(*THUMBS UP*)
The pivotal vote came on a portion of the legislation to
renew federal aid for workers who lose their jobs through imports. That is
normally a Democratic priority, but in this case, rank and file party members
saw its defeat as a way to scuttle the entire legislation. As a result, only 40
Democrats voted for it, and 144 were opposed. Republicans broke 158-86 against
it.
* IN OTHER WORDS, 86 RINOs...
(*SHAKING MY HEAD IN DISGUST*)
A second roll call followed on the trade negotiating
powers themselves, and the House approved that measure, 219-211. But under the
rules in effect, the overall legislation, previously approved by the Senate,
could not advance to the White House unless both halves were agreed to.
* IT'S ORGANIZED LIKE THIS DELIBERATELY SO THAT THE
SCUMBAGS CAN POINT TO EITHER VOTE DEPENDING UPON WHO THEY'RE TALKING TO AND
DEPENDING UPON IF THEY WANT TO CLAIM THEY SUPPORTED OR OPPOSED LEGISLATION.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY UNCONSCIONABLE!
That made the day's events something less than a
permanent rejection of the legislation.
* AGAIN... MANY (IF NOT MOST - WHO REALLY KNOWS FOR SURE)
OF THESE SCUMBAGS ARE LITERALLY "FOR SALE."
Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee and a supporter of the measure, told reporters, "This
isn't over yet."
* TOPPLING RYAN VIA PRIMARY NEXT YEAR NEEDS TO BE A TEA
PARTY PRIORITY.
The White House agreed. "Our work is not done
yet," said presidential press secretary Josh Earnest. He compared the
day's events to a temporary setback in the Senate that was followed by the
trade bill's passage.
* FOLKS... IT'S "THEM" vs. "US." YOU
NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS.
Pelosi said the bill was "stuck in the
station," suggesting that changes could get it moving again.
(*SHRUG*)
* SEE WHAT I MEAN...?
"Basically the president tried to both guilt people
and then impugn their integrity," said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., one of
the most outspoken opponents of the legislation.
* GOOD FOR YOU, DEFAZIO!
Business groups generally favor the measure.
* WALL STREET OVER MAIN STREET.
(*SHRUG*)
The debate and vote are certain to reverberate in next
year's presidential election as well. Most Republican contenders favor the
trade bill. Among Democrats, Hillary Clinton is uncommitted, despite calls from
presidential rival Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders, an opponent of the measure, to
take a position.
* ANYONE WHO DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HILLARY RODHAM
CLINTON IS A TOTAL PIECE OF $HIT...
(*SPITTING ON THE GROUND*)
Other presidents have had the authority Obama seeks.
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