WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders canceled a planned vote Thursday on a $51 billion budget-cut package in the face of a revolt over cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and student loans.
The story, which is still developing, apparently, would naturally represent a serious bitchslap from a cosmic pimp hand for the House leadership, particuarly Hastert, Blount and their cadre on the Conference committee...
Look, I hate to chortle about this...
No, who I am fooling ... I will gleefully chortle about this...
But amidst my chortling, I am forced to ask the questions: Did last Tuesday's election results get the attention of some folks on the Hill? Are they a tad less swaggering today than Monday?
I am going to want to see who the leader(s) of the rebel faction is(are)... hard to read too much more into it right now other than that the GOP leadership cadre seems to be in the midst of a train wreck of epic proportions. We'll update as we get more...
Update 1.0: Just get on over to Comrade Joshua for a pretty good take on what's going on... namely that W's ship of state is rapidly taking on water and the First Class Passengers have just noticed the captain and crew jumping over board... Here's the money shot: "Tax cuts used to be a cakewalk for W, now he can't even get them out of committee."
Yeah, Joshua, pass the popcorn...
mojo sends
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