Today in Washington D. C. - May 1, 2008
On The Floor: The Senate reconvened at 9:30 AM today. They will resume consideration of the FAA reauthorization bill (H.R. 2881). Yesterday, Democrats again demonstrated their historic mismanagement of the Senate on the FAA reauthorization bill. Harry Reid has once more decided that he needs to pre-approve Republican amendments to a bill. Declaring he didn’t want to debate non-germane issues (despite Democrats having added non-FAA related measures to the bill), Reid filled the amendment tree to the bill effectively blocking amendments by Republicans from being offered. This is the same way of doing business that stalled the farm bill and the housing bill for weeks as Republicans were blocked from offering amendments. Apparently Democrats did not learn a lesson about respecting the rights of the minority from those exercises (nor from their own pronouncements on such rights during their time in the minority). Incredibly, Reid and Dick Durbin then blamed Republicans for work on the FAA bill being stalled when it was their own mismanagement that put them in this situation.
From Senate & News Sources: Since today is May 1st, Democrat leadership practiced their May Pole Dance (historically known as "circle dancing"). Instead of addressing problems like resolving high gasoline prices, the Democrat leadership decided that the most important thing to do today is to attack the president over his "Mission Accomplished" speech which he gave five years ago after the end of major combat operations against Saddam Hussein’s forces in Iraq. Reid led off the ritual denunciations this morning by declaring that “Five years ago on the deck of an aircraft carrier, returning from the Middle East, America and the world witnessed perhaps the greatest act of hubris that our country’s ever seen in wartime.” Reid often forgets he is the picture of hubris.
Our troops are not being served by the failure by Democrats to work to pass an acceptable war funding bill that is not loaded with domestic projects. Roll Call hints that such an accomplishment may be possible however Democrats want to do so by “preventing Republicans from having any meaningful input.” Politico reports that Senate Appropriations Chairman Robert Byrd (D-WV) wants a shot at “add[ing] billions of dollars in domestic spending regardless of President Bush’s [veto] threat.”
In his speech this morning, REID AGAIN FAILED to explain how he plans to address the top concern of Americans - the price of gasoline. Investor’s Business Daily scolded Democrats for “Congress’ sins of omission” on energy policy, criticizing them for failing to allow drilling in ANWR, refusing to build new refineries, turning their backs on nuclear power, and raising taxes on energy producers. Senate Republicans will hold a press conference later today to discuss their plans to help increase domestic energy supplies and address the issue of gas prices.
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From Senate & News Sources: Since today is May 1st, Democrat leadership practiced their May Pole Dance (historically known as "circle dancing"). Instead of addressing problems like resolving high gasoline prices, the Democrat leadership decided that the most important thing to do today is to attack the president over his "Mission Accomplished" speech which he gave five years ago after the end of major combat operations against Saddam Hussein’s forces in Iraq. Reid led off the ritual denunciations this morning by declaring that “Five years ago on the deck of an aircraft carrier, returning from the Middle East, America and the world witnessed perhaps the greatest act of hubris that our country’s ever seen in wartime.” Reid often forgets he is the picture of hubris.
Our troops are not being served by the failure by Democrats to work to pass an acceptable war funding bill that is not loaded with domestic projects. Roll Call hints that such an accomplishment may be possible however Democrats want to do so by “preventing Republicans from having any meaningful input.” Politico reports that Senate Appropriations Chairman Robert Byrd (D-WV) wants a shot at “add[ing] billions of dollars in domestic spending regardless of President Bush’s [veto] threat.”
In his speech this morning, REID AGAIN FAILED to explain how he plans to address the top concern of Americans - the price of gasoline. Investor’s Business Daily scolded Democrats for “Congress’ sins of omission” on energy policy, criticizing them for failing to allow drilling in ANWR, refusing to build new refineries, turning their backs on nuclear power, and raising taxes on energy producers. Senate Republicans will hold a press conference later today to discuss their plans to help increase domestic energy supplies and address the issue of gas prices.
Tags: Alaska, ANWR, oil, Harry Reid, picture of hubris, US Congress, US House, US Senate, Washington D.C. To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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