Live Thread: The comedy stylings of House Democrats

Right now, in the House, they're debating Rahm Emanuel's amendment to defund the Vice President's office, as a result of said official having claimed, in effect, that he's not the Vice President.

Much drollery. C-Span 1.

So far, Ralph Regula is the only Republican articulating any opposition.

This diary is just a head's up and a live blog for anyone interested in following this. I'll delete it if someone else does a better one.

•  Regula suggests they get a Katrina trailer

  for Mr. Cheney.

  by bumblebums on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:04:38 AM PDT

  •  He is pretty pathetic

    so far.  His arguments are pitiful.

    by gchaucer2 on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:05:52 AM PDT

•  Comedy

  Quote of the day (so far):

  From Jan Schakowsky:  We have known the VP to go to undisclosed locations, but never to an undisclosed branch of government.

  by BarbinMD on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:04:55 AM PDT

  •  Yep that was a good one

    by bumblebums on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:05:28 AM PDT

•  Oh I am SO tuning in . . .

  thanks, bumblebums!!!

  by noweasels on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:06:28 AM PDT

  •  Yeah, forgot to thank you.

    Have been listening since the get go.

    by gchaucer2 on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:07:13 AM PDT

  •  YES THX

    by cognitive dissonance on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:07:37 AM PDT

•  Political theatre.

  Always a good fallback for Repugs.

  by gchaucer2 on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:06:37 AM PDT

•  What the heck is that tie all about?

  by Tracker on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:07:55 AM PDT

  •  Just listening so

    can't see it.

    by gchaucer2 on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:08:28 AM PDT

    •  Hastings is wearing this tie-die fiasco

      by Tracker on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:10:42 AM PDT

      •  Thanks, sorry I missed it.

        Of course the rest of it was worth a laugh.

        by gchaucer2 on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:19:12 AM PDT

•  Emmanuel has them

  tied up on this issue.  Either you're part of the Ex.Branch and subject to the law or you're not and you can wait for your Katrina trailer.

  by gchaucer2 on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:09:24 AM PDT

•  Issa's panties are in a bunch

  This is a raw power grab! It undermines the Constitution!

  by bumblebums on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:09:25 AM PDT

  •  He's heard of the constitution?

    he has shame?

    by Tracker on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:10:05 AM PDT

  •  I liked the part where he stated that

    if we didn't fund the office in the White House we would have to put the money into the Senate office.  Um why do we have to do that?  There is no basis to support a $4.8 million budget for the President of the Senate that I can see.

    by inclusiveheart on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:12:26 AM PDT

•  Hubris!

  Issa (R-CA) - "this is a raw grab for power" .. "how dare we"

  by Magnifico on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:10:04 AM PDT

  •  unbelievable!

    Hypocrisy personified! Oxymoronocy!

    by noweasels on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:13:28 AM PDT

    •  How DARE They

      Try to take back the power that Cheney grabbed!

      by Tuba Les on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:17:29 AM PDT

•  That's it?

  I guess it's over. Should I delete this frivolity?

  by bumblebums on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:10:39 AM PDT

  •  Closed vote?

    What does that mean?  When do we know what the results are?  Aren't we entitled to see how the Reps vote?

    by Magster on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:13:01 AM PDT

    •  They've been delaying the recorded votes

      to do them all in a bunch later.

      by bumblebums on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:13:46 AM PDT

  •  No don't delete....

    I snuck a read between meetings and makes me chuckle just thinking about Cheney waiting for a Katrina trailer.

    And bonus for Issa having his knickers in a twist!

    by SallyCat on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:13:20 AM PDT

•  You may want to do

  a follow up diary so deletion should be your choice.  Thanks for the respite.

  by gchaucer2 on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:11:36 AM PDT

•  The debate was a hoot!

  None of the Republicans offered a serious argument against the amendment.

  Undermining the Constitution? A power grab? Political theater?

  These people are the masters of projection.

  It's a shame it was so short.

  by kml on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 10:45:46 AM PDT