VHeadline's Washington DC-based commentarist Chris Herz writes: At 206 aye, 223 nay on the Give-away Act, at this hour the US House of Representatives are "holding the vote open." This means that the leaders of both parties are at this moment telling those who voted no that if they ever want another nickel from the Federal Treasury for their districts or their pet programs, they'd best switch their votes on this one.
I was surprised the no vote was so large, but I know from contacts in a couple of congressional offices that the calls and letters from constituents were about evenly divided -- between simple "no" and "hell no".
I expect the strongarm stuff, every bit as heavy handed as anything that happens in the British Parliament, will have its effect, and that by the end of the day enough congresscritters will switch to give the kleptocracy what it wants.
The Senate and President are pretty much totally under the thumb of big money and can be depended upon to deliver on order. This is the big vote.
Stay tuned...
IN UPDATE NEWS: The US House of Representatives cannot meet again for reconsideration of the Big Give-away Bill before Wednesday at earliest. The negative vote stands for the moment. With only 13 votes separating the yeas and nays, we may expect the most fearsome pressures on the weaker nays. I am surprised no anthrax laden letters have yet appeared.
Chris Herz
cdherz44@yahoo.com
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