Ron Paul and Walter Jones vote to cut funds from Cheney's office

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll596.xml

These two continue to be the only two Republicans with any common sense.

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

Indeed.

[WalterMitty]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

[bullmoose88]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

Why do you continue to defend this failure of an administration?

[Gabu]

This was the best piece of legislation ever.

I was sad that it was voted down.

[WalterMitty]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

Why do you continue to defend this failure of an administration?

i have very mixed feelings about the bush administration.

but im not going to stoop to bush-bashing.

i am, however, looking forward to chris dodd taking the oath of office in 2009.

[bullmoose88]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

Why do you continue to defend this failure of an administration?

i have very mixed feelings about the bush administration.

but im not going to stoop to bush-bashing.

i am, however, looking forward to chris dodd taking the oath of office in 2009.

I look forward to President Joe Biden...but am resigned to casting my ballot for Rudy or Bloomberg.

[Verily]

Honestly, I don't understand how anyone could oppose this bill, even diehard supporters of the administration. Obviously, Cheney's office is not a part of the executive branch and therefore shouldn't be funded as such. Think of it as cutting an unnecessary government program not explicitly funded in the Constitution.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Boo to the following who essentially killed this:

Bean
Boren
Boyd (FL)
Capuano
Cuellar
Edwards
Ellsworth
Gordon
Herseth Sandlin
Kaptur
Klein (FL)
McDermott
Murtha
Obey
Peterson (MN)
Ross
Salazar
Sestak
Skelton
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Space
Tanner

Some real surprises on there. McDermott? Murtha?

[SPC]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

Why do you continue to defend this failure of an administration?

i have very mixed feelings about the bush administration.

but im not going to stoop to bush-bashing.

i am, however, looking forward to chris dodd taking the oath of office in 2009.

And I am looking forward to Ned Lamont suicide bombing himself on the same day. Tell me which is more likely?

[StateBoiler]

Yahoo. Jones is the representative from my hometown district.

I think he's going to lose in the primary next year though. He already has a good challenger raising money.

[RBH]

Jones is in an interesting place

a) He'll have some problems in the GOP primary. Unless he can get some establishment support for surprising reasons.

b) He would probably lose a Democratic primary.

c) He probably doesn't have the infrastructure to run as an Independent and win a three-way race.

Basically, his best lines of offense in a primary are as follows

1) Taking a Conservative stance on illegal immigration and hinting that his opponent is backed by people who don't have a conservative stance on illegal immigration especially if establishment figures help him out. ("When others wanted amnesty, Walter Jones stood on our side, and we need to keep him in Washington")

2) Emphasizing his social conservative views and emphasizing how much he has in common with North Carolina Republicans. ("Walter Jones has stood on our side on values, on guns, and on life itself, and we need to keep him in Washington")

3) Emphasizing that he's willing to take tough stances while noting that he thinks out decisions and sticks to them, while far left is sheepish or something. ("Walter Jones is committed to lowering spending, and that won't change. Some on the left can't keep a promise, but Walter Jones can")

Basically, Jones should have probably voted for that amendment to keep Pelosi from traveling to foreign terror-sponsoring nations. That would have been helpful for the primary.

Although, if McLaughlin wins, then Marshall Adame is in a slightly better position than he would be against Walter Jones.

Jones will probably benefit from incumbency since various activist groups will endorse friendly conservative incumbents no matter what. So He can probably run ads saying "Endorsed by the NRA! Endorsed by North Carolina Right-To-Life!" or whatever.

[Mr. Paleoconservative]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

So says a man writing of party orthodoxy who carriers the banner of Chris Dodd.  Truly amusing. 

[WalterMitty]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

So says a man writing of party orthodoxy who carriers the banner of Chris Dodd.  Truly amusing. 

unlike your hero ron paul, i dont hold memberships to two different parties at once.

[DanielX]

unlike your hero ron paul, i dont hold memberships to two different parties at once.

What's wrong with that? People don't have to be in just one political party (especially not in this country, where you have to be a member of one of the two mega-parties to be elected - which is frankly pathetic).

Heck, I kind-of hold membership in two parties. I'm a registered Republican and am an officer in the local College Libertarians (secretary, to be exact). Call me a traitor if you want.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Some real surprises on there. McDermott? Murtha?

Strange. McDermott is definitely no DINO.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Partisan nonsensery that had no real shot of passing or of being signed by the Bush Administration in any form.

Another pointless vote by the Democratic Congress?  What a surprise.

Stop wasting everybody's time and get back to work on something that matters.  You know, like maybe this "war thing."

[SPC]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

So says a man writing of party orthodoxy who carriers the banner of Chris Dodd.  Truly amusing. 

unlike your hero ron paul, i dont hold memberships to two different parties at once.

whatever. Both my parents are registered Republicans, and my uncle is a registered indy, yet all three of them vote Libertarian more often than they vote Republican.

[HardRCafé]

Stop wasting everybody's time and get back to work on something that matters.  You know, like maybe this "war thing."

Ba-pssch.  We don't need this fascist groove thang.

[Governor PiT]

they would make an excelent ticket.

[Eraserhead]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

Why do you continue to defend this failure of an administration?

i have very mixed feelings about the bush administration.

but im not going to stoop to bush-bashing.

i am, however, looking forward to chris dodd taking the oath of office in 2009.

And I am looking forward to Ned Lamont suicide bombing himself on the same day. Tell me which is more likely?

lol. SPC gets a good one.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

Why do you continue to defend this failure of an administration?

i have very mixed feelings about the bush administration.

but im not going to stoop to bush-bashing.

i am, however, looking forward to chris dodd taking the oath of office in 2009.

I look forward to President Joe Biden...but am resigned to casting my ballot for Rudy or Bloomberg.

Well it took a bit longer than he expected no doubt...but he got it!

[Alben Barkley]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

Why do you continue to defend this failure of an administration?

i have very mixed feelings about the bush administration.

but im not going to stoop to bush-bashing.

i am, however, looking forward to chris dodd taking the oath of office in 2009.

I look forward to President Joe Biden...but am resigned to casting my ballot for Rudy or Bloomberg.

Well it took a bit longer than he expected no doubt...but he got it!

Crazy how Rudy and Bloomberg were still relevant in 2020 too.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

walter jones should go back to the democrat party that he came from.

ron paul should go back to the libertarian party that he never really left.

Why do you continue to defend this failure of an administration?

i have very mixed feelings about the bush administration.

but im not going to stoop to bush-bashing.

i am, however, looking forward to chris dodd taking the oath of office in 2009.

I look forward to President Joe Biden...but am resigned to casting my ballot for Rudy or Bloomberg.

Well it took a bit longer than he expected no doubt...but he got it!

Crazy how Rudy and Bloomberg were still relevant in 2020 too.

Also crazy how they were seen as on the "same side" then, lol.

[brucejoel99]

The more things change, the more they stay the same.