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• Pandagon (#): ... No, I’m not kidding. Congressional Republicans all tossed in a “yay, mothers!” vote to get it on the record that they officially liked mothers, and then asked for a revote so they could express their true feelings about the be-vagina-ed hellbeasts. ...
• Crooks and Liars (#): ... If Boehner’s explanation doesn’t make much sense, he’s been under a great deal of stress lately… read on As TP notes: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), the original sponsor of the bill, also ended ...
• Think Progress » Home Page (#): ... When asked why the GOP switched their votes, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) said, “Oh, we just wanted to make sure that everyone was on record in support of Mother’s Day .” (Even though he also was actually on record against Mother’s Day.) The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank reports that this move was a procedural tactic to “bring the House to a ...
• Oliver Willis (#): ... Really. On Wednesday afternoon, the House had just voted, 412 to 0, to pass H. Res. 1113, “Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother’s Day,” when Rep. Todd Tiahrt ...
• American Street (#): ... Yes, they can. They can go on record against honoring Moms . But even with that, I think it wise to heed the cautions Krugman’s providing. ...
• Bitch Ph.D. (#): Actual WaPo headline. I am not kidding . (Seriously read the whole thing: when the WaPo starts tearing into the Family Values party like this, you know they're in trouble.) h/t ...
• Alternate Brain (#): Dana Milbank It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional Republicans. Now, on the cusp of Mother's Day, comes this: A majority of the House GOP has voted against motherhood. ...
• Lawyers, Guns and Money (#): Really (The article's pretty good too). The GOP in the House voted against recognizing the extraordinary contributions of mothers in America (in honor of Mother's Day) yesterday. ...
• Oh!pinion (#): ... As the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank relates , the House Republicans’ vote change was part of a tantrum they’ve been throwing all week. ...
• The Agonist | thoughtful, global, timely (#): Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens Video at Think Progress Tina May 9, 2008 - ...
• Left in the West | Montana Politics (#): ... Yeah, it's pretty silly how Congress votes on a bunch of meaningless resolutions. (Remember the famous official Montana state lullaby?) But it's even sillier to vote against them : It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional Republicans. Now, on the cusp of Mother's Day, comes this: A majority of the House GOP has voted against motherhood. ...
• The Democratic Party (#): Not just your mom. But my mom. And your mom's mom. In fact, every mother in America . Republicans, unhappy with the Democratic majority, have been using such procedural tactics as this all week to bring the House to a standstill, but the assault on mothers may have gone too far. ...
• 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera (#): ... will be honoring maternity today (including Oliver Willis), the House Republicans just threw mothers under the bus . Can someone go check their meds? In the meantime, have a great day, everyone! ...
• Oh Well: A Commentary on News and Politics (#): That is the actual headline of this Washington Post story: It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional Republicans. Now, on the cusp of Mother's Day, comes this: A majority of the House GOP has voted against motherhood. ...
• Open Left (#): ... Dana Milbank Reports : Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens By Dana Milbank Friday, May 9, 2008; A03 It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional Republicans. ...
• Red State Rebels (#): What the ... ? Bill Sali, Mike Simpson, and the rest of the House Republicans voted against Mother's Day ? OK, that was a procedural vote. The Republicans voted for Mother's Day before they voted against it. Or something like that. ...