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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-11 06:57 PM
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At least Boehner's learned the lesson that you don't take the
vote to the floor unless you know it'll pass.

They just said Cantor is reassuring them (they/them being CNN) that the vote will take place sometime tonight.

SO -- what do they do between 5pm and when the vote is called to convince those who have said they won't support it? Do they threaten? Plead? Drug them? What?
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-11 07:00 PM
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1. you're probably kissing a lot of teabagging ass
i'm not sure you can deal with these f f f folks.

they're immovable.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-11 07:02 PM
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2. But kissing their ass how? What could you possibly offer them
that could penetrate their thick skulls? You're right, they're immovable.
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appleannie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-11 07:03 PM
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3. They held people hostage in chambers, no food till 3AM until the drug bill passed.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-11 07:05 PM
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6. Well, don't feed me then promise me pizza and you've got my vote!
Sheesh -- that's torture!
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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-11 07:04 PM
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4. It's just all a big waste of time. The Senate will toss it into the trash. n/t
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-11 07:04 PM
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5. Agree - which is why this whole thing is almost surreal. nt
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