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  • Achance

    Erick needs to get those phones working again and this time the pressure is on Boehner; if they won’t vote with us, we don’t want them, so they can have offices with no windows, seats that flush, and no staff – or they can make it official and become Democrats.

    • Kyle-MI

      Agreed Achance. There is no excuse for them. This is the height of fiscal irresponsibility and it is essentially raising taxes. On top of it all, it is just stupid politics. They have provided cover for some of the blue dog Dems. It is like they want to stay in the minority.

      • Achance

        I well know that as soon as you have your 50% +1, you have a list of people that you release to go tend their own vegetables. You’re right, not only did they betray the Party, they gave cover to at least 8 “Blue Dogs” who can go back to the district and brag about their conservative vote.

        • Common_Cents

          You’d think the R betrayers would have waited until the end too but a few of them didn’t. I’d think they’d vote for it if votes were needed but a few of them were bold to vote for crap and trade right away in the vote. And then giving the FauxDogs cover.

      • bk

        EXACTLY! That’s what makes it even worse.

  • Swamp_Yankee

    That about ends it for them. But we need someone to pick off a Dem seat. More support for Simmons and the Colorado seat. Will someone please freaking run against Reid and Lincoln

    • pilgrim

      It’s one thing to support a guy like Crist who raises taxes for his state after he said he wouldn’t, but these guys just voted for the largest tax ever for the entire country.

      • Swamp_Yankee

        He probably should as that’s his role. I dont think there are any conservatives even running in the primary. We are tallking about Obama’s seat and Illinois and Biden’s seat in Delaware. So, they are not really competitive. Its just a matter of replacing an F student with a D student.

        But no one in the base will care. I dont think a single dollar will flow from out of state. All Obama and Biden have to do is show up. The Republican machines in those states are too small to compete.

    • cookcountyconservative

      n/t

      • eburke

        any individual *or* organization that supports any of these slimebag quislings that provided the margin of victory for this statist, socialistic steaming pile of manure.

        I’m not much into the whole purity gig but I WILL NOT allow these scumsucking pigs to receive my assent via money or a vote if they can vote for something that so utterly and completely violates the basic tenets of the Republican Party.

        And how much you wanna bet that each one of these fiscal traitors is pro-choice (except for Smith who I wouldn’t support anymore even if he *is* pro-life).

        “Socially liberal – fiscally conservative” my a**!!

      • Stan(ley) Pruss

        Bill Foster got to vote no because of Kirk!

  • Josh Painter

    - JP

  • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

    She wasn’t on any of the lists I saw.

    It’s on.

    • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

      I make this offer here: I will work for *free* for anyone who will challenge her.

    • JustLeaveMeAlone

      I called her office and faxed them too. She was still “studying the issue.”

      In other words, still holding out for more pieces of silver.

      • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

        I’ll tell anyone who will listen not to lift a finger or give a penny to her.

        I live here. I’ll volunteer for anyone who will run against her.

        I ‘m going to make it a personal quest of mine to spread the word about her, and the boot-licking lackey for Obama that she is.

        • George Claghorn

          At least Democrats are honest about their political affiliations.

          • George Claghorn

            Just to clarify any confusion, because I wasn’t very clear.

            Of course I wouldn’t vote Democrat.

        • SteveLA

          Neil

          Good luck with having a go at Bono, but doesn’t she represent Palm Springs, the home of toasted oldie Republicans retired to the desert and a fairly large gay community?

          She’ll have to step on a part of her anatomy a lot harder than this to get folks out in the low desert riled up I think, and old Sonny was political royalty in Palm Springs.

          Good luck though.

          • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

            And not the more populated part of it.

            CD45 covers most of Riverside County.

            Fact is she only got the seat because her previous husband had a horrible accident.

            We could get an actual Republican in there now that she’s formally a tax hiker.

            We just need somebody to do it. Fortunately the state term limits should produce some politicians looking for work.

          • Cheryl

            not sure if it’s part of the district.

  • Kayla

    The RNC should not give these traitors a dime. There needs to be a price for not towing the line. This is ridiculous to institute a tax when the economy is in “shambles.”

    • http://www.ssce.net/Web-Articles/Web-articles-indexed-authors.html#authors-l JLenardDetroit

      Flood them with Nine Cent Donations and with a letter why the are being targeted for the protest.

      Don’t know what this/that is?
      see: Daily Dimes Dichotomy – creating an NRSC: Daily Dimes Dichotomy
      RNC called – RNC called, I hung up!

  • http://impudent.blognation.us/blog kyle8

    If we cannot upset them in the primaries, then VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT. There has to be some discipline in this party or we will never win anything ever again. There has to be consequences to selling out the financial future of your constituents.

    • Freedoms Truth

      Any Democrat will just be worse.

      Words that dont violate the ‘no profanity’ rule cannot express how gobsmackingly backstabbling traitorous this vote was.

      This was an awful awful bill, that would harm american prosperity, that was passed in the worst possible way. And the 8 q

      • Freedoms Truth

        … yikes, accidental premature posting) …

        Each 8 quisling Repub vote saved a blue dog from a tough vote.
        Each vote gave the Dems a pass to call this dreck ‘bipartisan’.
        Their treason prevents me from supporting the NRCC, which needs help
        to win in 2010.

        As I said: Words that dont violate the ?no profanity? rule cannot express how gobsmackingly backstabbling traitorous this vote was.

      • http://impudent.blognation.us/blog kyle8

        it is not worse for a liberal democrat to be in office. it is far, far worse when the opposition party cannot be counted on to oppose lunacy.

        I would rather we had a slightly smaller minority but all people we can count on, that way we might be able to convince people that we are serious and have a real strategy for the problems of the country.

        Whenever the waters are muddied by turncoats and fellow travelers we just lose.

        So sorry you are WRONG. There is a time when it is better to go with the democrat.

    • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens
  • George Claghorn

    of these tools will not get a penny from me.

    • http://www.ssce.net/Web-Articles/Web-articles-indexed-authors.html#authors-l JLenardDetroit

      Need some to add to the Conservative Candidates lists to replace these folks.

  • Lords86

    Five Congressmen from Delaware, New Jersey and New York; one from Illinois and two from the Pacific coast have just screwed over Michigan one more time. It’s bad enough that our own Democrat congressman don’t have a clue about what they have just done to throw another pile of dirt on Michigan industry and our auto companies on life support, but to have eight of our own, who disregard common sense, share the shovel is particularly painful. Michigan thanks these eight Republicans for their complete lack of foresight in destroying any remaining manufacturing jobs in Michigan.

    • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

      Michigan’s been doing itself in by voting for people like Granholm again, and again, and again.

      I don’t have any sympathy for that state. You guys, collectively, made your own beds.

      You also voted for Obama, so really, in every imaginable way you have this coming.

      So does California, but I’m not making my state out to be a victim, heh.

    • mbecker908

      The people of MI deserve to be screwed into the ground so far they’ll never see the light of day again. It’s the rest of the country that bothers me. Especially those in AZ.

      • http://theminorityreportblog.com David Hinz

        don’t blame all of us — not all of us voted for Granholm, Stabenow and Levin.

        The people of MI are like lawyers. The bad 98% give the rest of us a bad name.

        • eburke

          What a depressing place to spend election day.

          Eeesh!

          • http://theminorityreportblog.com David Hinz

            we have had the opportunity to live and learn to deal with the lifestyle changes the rest of the nation is about to experience.

            …abject poverty…

          • eburke

            maybe you could turn your experience of living in the labor union, socialist Democrat paradise of Michigan into a primer for the rest of us on how to survive the abject poverty and servitude that The Tingler has in mind for the other 49 states (well, make that 47, California and Massachusetts are already there)

          • janis

            already. Around where I live, it is no longer unusual to see a row of houses along the highway with grass and weeds up to the vacant windows. In my folks’ church in Nashville, they have a lot of congregants from Spring Hill where the GM plant will be closed soon enough. In our small weekly paper, there is a constant list of foreclosures. My husband was talking to a friend the other day who works for the local power company. It’s his job to go take down the electric meter when a customer can no longer pay their bill. My husband asked if it were the poorer people or the elderly who most often couldn’t pay. The answer was: “Nope, it’s most often those who live in the biggest and newest houses.”

  • pilgrim

    There were two Rs that did not vote, Sullivan and Flake.

    • Josh Painter

      “Unfortunately, Congressman Flake was unable to vote on the bill due to a family obligation.”

      http://flake.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=134743

      - JP

      • nessa

        I seem to remember a few “Family Obligations” coming and going while I was one of those “rough men who stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” In addition to the anniversaries (by the time I returned I had been deployed longer [15 months] than the time we had been together[13 months] in our marriage), birthdays, holidays, surgeries, my Grandmother passed away, my unit would have allowed me to leave but I had to weigh my love for her and for my family, the pain we all felt at her loss against my RESPONSIBILITY to the Paratroopers I led. There was ONLY ONE ANSWER, Do My Duty. I wasn’t the only one I know who made the same choice, in fact I don’t remember anyone making the opposite choice i did.

        My oath was very similar to that which Congressmen take, to support and defend the Constitution. I guess there are oaths and there are oaths.

        • janis

          hope for this poor, battered republic. As to oaths, you meant yours. Congressmen may mean them in their first term, but I think they largely consider them to be some quaint anachronism thereafter. That’s certainly how they legislate anyway. I haven’t been quite this disgusted since last November. Or when they passed the Porkulus Bill. Or ……

          I give up. Most of us have been in a perpetual state of disgust for the past 8 months. The one bright spot? Knowing that men such as you fight for us with honor. Thank you so much for your service. You are a wonderful addition to RedState!

          • nessa

            I remember years ago the NRA ran an ad campaign against Warren Spannaus for Gov in MN. The ads supported no particular candidate over spannaus, they just read, Dump Spannaus, Vote for Somebody Else.

            We need that ad campaign again, Dump (insert RINO): Vote for SOMEBODY Else!

            I don’t know if I’m more angry or ill, it’s a good thing I quit drinking.

          • janis

            Although if there were ever a time when we needed all the clear heads and cogent strategery-thinkers, it’s certainly now.

            That and guns.

    • George Claghorn

      They just happen to be 8 liberal Dems who do not admit who they are.

      • George Claghorn
      • Common_Cents

        Find 8 DEMS w/ upcoming close re-election and you’ll narrow down the group.

  • http://www.RedState.com/ETCartman Kenny Solomon

    Those eight bastages “GOP Representatives” could have stopped this. Now, we stop them…..from EVER being elected to ANY office again.

    I need a drink. A big one.,,,,and since I’m in a bar right now…… ;)

    Cheers from a teeny-tiny Crackberry keypad.

  • http://xmmlbchat.blogspot.com katesmith

    And the Chris Smith vote was particularly out of left field, had long fought the good fight and now caved in. Good riddance to all.

  • http://biilhigginsonline.wordpress.com Bill Higgins

    I HATE TWO PARTY POLITICS!!!

  • kingfish

    He comes from La. He was allowed to vote no after they got the votes BUT he helped defeat the amendements that would’ve suspended program if economy or gas prices got much worse.

  • http://biilhigginsonline.wordpress.com Bill Higgins

    I truly believe there is a difference between Republican and Conservative

  • redneck_hippie

    due to the area he represents, so no surprise. It sure will give me Enormous Pleasure to vote against him for Senate (or Governor). I like Dan Proft already, but now, This Is Personal. So go ahead, Mark, make my day.

    • Justin_Case

      in Kirk’s district and still know solid conservative Republicans who live there.

      Jobs are leaving the Chicago area and the state of Illinois as it is. I can’t figure what he was thinking.

      He’s toast as far as a run at Governor or the Senate.

      • redneck_hippie

        that Obama won by a 23% margin. 2004 – Kerry won 52% to 47%, and
        2000 – Gore won 51% to 47%.

        I believe this qualifies the majority of those voting to be birkenstock-wearing hippies. I too, know people who are very conservative as well as religious who live there, but the leftist tinge in presidential elections is confirmed.

        Bottom line is I will work against him when he runs for statewide office. His election margins have slimmed down considerably lately, so it is clear, at least to me, he voted to save his own skin. Case closed.

        • Justin_Case

          It’s been a long time since I lived in Northbrook.

          I’m not sure if the district has been re-aligned.

          When I was young Rumsfeld was the congressman. I believe Phil Crane succeeded him.

          The GOP in Il had a chance to elect Kirk over Burress but, after yesterday, Kirk really hurt himself. Too damn bad.

  • TNJim

    There was NO middle class tax cut!!!!!!!!

    These 8 “Republicans” just added the exclamation points to that statement. This bill will erase that so called tax cut if it passes the Senate, which it’s time to start shutting that switchboard down now.

    I think we in TN can count on Alexander and Corker voting against it, but if you guys think someone from TN can influence senators from another state let me know. I think the main senate number in DC will say the same thing the house operators said today, “Oh, we’ve taken more calls from people for it.” Not sure I believe that.

    • janis

      people be “for it” when they don’t even know what’s IN it? Like you, I’m certain of Corker and fairly sure of Alexander, although you’re never guaranteed Lamar’s vote to come down on the conservative side.

      By the way, speaking of Corker, I saw on the local news frorm Nashville this evening that the union guy from Spring Hill was lambasting Corker over the fact that Spring Hill’s GM plant didn’t get the bid on building whatever car they hoped to build there to keep people employed. It went to Michigan instead. I doubt there was ever a chance of a GM plant in a Red state getting the job. And it never seemed to occur to the union guy that it was HIS union cronies that brought this situation on themselves.

      • TNJim

        Any blue state is going to get that kind of favoritism. Not only did TN go to McCain, but we had the audacity to put a majority of Republicans in the state house and senate. (I’ll ignore Kent Williams for the time being). That union guy in Spring Hill needs to take a long look at exactly which party a portion of his dues go to.

  • $peciallist

    we need to make it known far and wide….NOBODY READ IT

    • 6eorge Jetson

      • George Claghorn
      • redneck_hippie

        presidential beauty pageants we have in this country, the mid-terms are potentially about pocket-book issues of substance. The teeny boppers have already lost interest in politics for another 4 years.

        But, as Erick tells us, On to the Senate, my band of brothers.

        I’ll take any and all assignments for out of state phone calls. I’m not going to waste time with Butkis and Turban.

        • barry915barry

          Right on the front page of the Congressmans website is a 26 second video of him with the bill in his hands. “He is on pg. 587, with several hundred more pages to go.” If he has seriously read the bill and STILL voted for it, that makes his vote all the more egregious.

          • eburke

            vote for this steaming pile of manure after listening to Boehner just read teh 300 page *ammendment* is beyond me.

            I hope he gets his a** kicked either in the primary or the general.

            Traitor!!

    • bk

      It wasn’t even available to any average Rep on the floor who wanted to read it.

      • TNJim

        That’s the biggest fiasco of the whole thing. I doubt many Dims read it either, they were just following Pelosi blindly. Oh, and Obama, too.

    • Menlo

      I often think the people who write these bills (clerks, lawyers?) are more powerful than members of Congress themselves. They can sneak in whatever they want.

      • redneck_hippie

        –thought-provoking analysis,as usual, via Blackhedd on the new ledger:

        http://newledger.com/2009/06/cap-and-trade-it%e2%80%99s-the-corruption-stupid/

  • Dencal26

    I live in Chris Smiths district. I am not sure why he would vote this way . His district other than Trenton tends to lean center-right. I think he made a huge mistake and will suffer the consequences on election day.

    • redneck_hippie

      But, for example in Kirk’s district there a great many extremely wealthy people who are well educated. They must somewhat agree with fiscal conservatism to have elected an R. So if they are smart enough to understand economics and/or be pro-business, how the hell can they justify a ginormous tax on energy? Conclusion: We need our leadership to step up in a big way. Now.

    • mecat212

      I was listening to a caller to Mark Levin. Was Chris Smith promised a position in the Department of Defense? I just caught the tail end of the conversation. Can anyone give this verify?

      • mecat212

        Sorry I see that it was McHugh. Wrong idiot Republican

  • louisiana

    LaBiondo, McHugh,& Chris Smith announced on their websites about money
    (bribes) they received for their pet projects. Notice that these were
    announced yesterday & today. MMMMMM………

  • grumpy_old_soldier

    I just emailed all of the loser Republicans who voted in favor of this loser piece of crap legislation, and told them that we will work to vote each of their traitorous, disloyal asses out of office.

    I am so angry…

  • thegrognard

    …gave his pay off for his nomination as Secretary of the Army. He makes me want to gag.

    He geographically represents my district, but certainly does not represent the people in it. One of the counties he represents has the highest unemployment in the state, and his vote for cap and tax is going to do nothing more than drive more people out of the region. NY loses 5% of its population each year as it is, and as unemployment goes above 10% (which it will shortly), that rate is going to accelerate.

    All of you folks in states that have low taxes and jobs, get ready for the influx of NY liberals!

    This is why we need to hold the party’s feet to the fire. If they can’t whip their members to keep them for voting crap like this, we need new leadership and new blood. Or maybe a new party.

  • RedWhite_and_Truth

    Time to add these Congressman to a similar list, until they be removed, removed, removed, forthwith.

    • Finrod

      .

      • http://briansimpson.wordpress.com Brian Simpson
        • Finrod

          ..

  • DONTREADONME

    I will be making sure that the GOP candidate for VA-11 is well funded by me to unseat this waste of an individual. He is disgraceful, the email that was sent to me was garbage, I could just spit in this frauds face right now. VA-11 will go GOP in 2010, hopefully in time to stop this madness.

  • bs

    should write them a nice letter stating that they are Republicans and will do everything humanly possible to see that they are never elected to public office again in their lives.

  • Kyle-MI

    Here is a quick list of Redstate Dem Senators:
    Begich – AK
    Lincoln – AR
    Pryor – AR
    Landrieu – LA
    Baucus – MT
    Tester – MT
    McCaskill – MO
    Nelson – NE
    Dorgon – ND
    Conrad – ND
    Byrd – WV
    Rockefeller – WV

    From conservative purple states:
    Nelson – FL
    Hagon – NC
    Warner – VA
    Webb – VA

    I think we could even pull a few from midwest industrial blue states:
    Bayh – IN (which could also be considered a conservative purple)
    Levin – MI
    Stabenow – MI
    Brown – OH

    OK, maybe not those last three, but we shouldn’t need them.

    There should be more than enough here to offset Collins and Snowe. At first glance I don’t think this thing has a chance of passing let alone breaking a filibuster. Best to be prepared anyway and not assume anything.

    • Kyle-MI

      nt

  • Renascent

    Mark Kirk can kiss the Senate good-bye. I would have supported him enthusiastically. Now, win or lose, my energy and money will go to a conservative if possible, any opponent if necessary.

  • Dencal26

    Who would take the brunt of Cap and Trade policy?
    Coal Miners who supported Obama and are concentrated in PA and Ohio

    The Industrial Blue States like Michigan where Unemployment is high.

    I think if Cap and Trade passes Senate we are looking at a GOP majority for decades with many Blue states flipping to red as soon as midterm elections. Add to that the destruction of Healthcare,

  • ewb

    I hope many others did as well:

    “First SCHIP, and now this?! What you did today, voting for that miserable pointless economy-killing boondoggle of a cap-and-trade bill, was just shameful. And unforgivable. As others have noted: ‘Never before have so few taken so much from so many for so little.’ We will now turn our attention to making sure this crap legislation dies the miserable death it deserves in the senate. But when we’re finished with that, I promise to turn all of my attention to making sure you never represent this fine district again. If my representative is going to destroy my district, my state, and my country by voting for pointless liberal statist policies, it would be better done with a “D” after their name so as not to confuse voters, and to avoid further soiling the already teetering Republican brand.”

    Mad. As. Hell.

  • mriggio

    I just fired off a follow-up note to my Congressman, Aaron Schock, congratulating & thanking him for his no vote and asking him, if he happens to see Mark Kirk around campus, to remind him that I and my family will actively oppose him in any of his future electoral ambitions in Illinois. Since Kirk won’t accept out of district emails, perhaps a comment via his fellow Congressman will get through….

  • herbalife

    Alive and growing in every state… Especially CA…

    Joe Legal vs. Joe Illegal

    Here is an example of why hiring illegal aliens is not economically productive for the State of California …

    You have 2 families…”Joe Legal” and “Jose Illegal”. Both families have 2 parents, 2 children and live in California .

    “Joe Legal” works in construction, has a Social Security Number, and makes $25.00 per hour with payroll taxes deducted….”Jose Illegal” also works in construction, has “NO” Social Security Number, and gets paid $15.00 cash “under the table”.

    Joe Legal…$25.00 per hour x 40 hours $1000.00 per week, $52,000 per year

    Now take 30% away for state federal tax

    Joe Legal now has $31,231.00

    Jose Illegal…$15.00 per hour x 40 hours $600.00 per week, $31,200.00

    per year

    Jose Illegal pays no taxes…

    Jose Illegal now has $31,200.00

    Joe Legal pays Medical and Dental Insurance with limited coverage

    $1000.00 per month

    $12,000.00 per year

    Joe Legal now has $19,231.00

    Jose Illegal has full Medical and Dental coverage through the state and local clinics at a cost of $0.00 per year

    Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00

    Joe Legal makes too much money is not eligible for Food Stamps or welfare

    Joe Legal pays for food

    $1,000.00 per month

    $12,000.00 per year

    Joe Legal now has $ 7,231.00

    Jose Illegal has no documented income and is eligible for Food Stamps and Welfare

    Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00

    Joe Legal pays rent of

    $1,000.00 per month

    $12,000.00 per year

    Joe Legal is now in the hole

    minus (-) $4,769.00

    Jose Illegal receives a $500 per month Federal rent subsidy

    Jose Illegal pays rent

    $500.00 per month

    $6,000.00 per year

    Jose Illegal still has $25,200.00

    Joe Legal now works overtime on Saturdays or gets a part time job after work.

    Jose Illegal has nights and weekends off to enjoy with his family.

    Joe Legal’s and Jose Illegal’s children both attend the same school. Joe Legal pays for his children’s lunches while Jose Illegal’s children get a government sponsored lunch.

    Jose Illegal’s children have an after school ESL program. Joe Legal’s children go home.

    Joe Legal and Jose Illegal both enjoy the same Police and Fire Services, but Joe paid for them and Jose did not pay.

    Don’t vote/support any politician that supports illegal aliens…

    Its PAST time to take a stand for America and Americans!

  • AceInTX

    Bono Mack –yup

    Castle — yup

    Kirk — yup

    Lance — yup

    LoBiondo — yup

    McHugh — looks like this little birdie hasn’t gone home to roost yet. I can’t find his name on the RMSP roster

    Reichert — yup

    Smith (NJ) –This one like McHugh appears to be avoiding his roost…

    So…5 out of 7 ain’t bad is it?

    SCUM!

    • pilgrim

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  • AceInTX