Boo fricken’ hoo

Rep. Bill Thomas is a little bitch :

The mighty stood humbled in the well of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Rep. Bill Thomas choking back tears as he confessed to poor judgment in approving the use of Capitol police to break up a meeting of Democrats on the committee he chairs.

By his remarks, Thomas and fellow Republicans hoped to quell a controversy that flared on Friday when a routine committee meeting ended in a partisan clash that spilled onto the House floor. Democrats objected to changes Republicans had made overnight in a pension bill, and filed into the adjoining committee library to consider their next move.
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House senate Leader Nancy Pelosi, one of a few members of her party not to stand in applause after Thomas spoke, told reporters that the record “does not bear” out a portion of the remarks he made. “So while I’m sympathetic to the generosity of spirit that it took for him to make those statements, and I respect the fact that he did that, it didn’t mean that I had to stand up and cheer,” she said.

Actions speak louder than words. In this case, GOP leaders can offer all the half-hearted apologies they want and it won’t change the fact that they acted like goddamn thugs. Pushing a bill through committee before it can even be read is already inexcusable, but calling the police on the members who aren’t willing to get rolled over is despicable.


posted by greg on July 23, 2003 @ 4:20 pm

3 comments

  1. As the New York Times points out, this isn’t the first time that the Capitol Hill Cops were called to help out the majority party. Orrin Hatch had Packwood dragged into Capitol by his feet in ’88. These things happen.

    Comment by Earnest — July 23, 2003 @ 5:14 pm

  2. WELL…LOOKS LIKE WE GOT ANOTHER CASE OF BLACK DICK SYNDROM. WHITE GIRLS ARE ALWAYS SAYIN THAT THEY WANT SOME AND WHEN THEY FINALLY GET SOME THE CAN’T EVEN HANDLE THE SHIT. THIS IS WHY WHITE GIRLS SHOULD NOT FUCK WITH MINORITIES. OUR SHIT IS GENETICALLY DESIGNED FOR BIG COCKS. WHITE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER HAND…WELL U CAN ALREADY GUESS. THE MEDIA NEEDS TO STOP HANGIN FROM KOBE’S DICK. AS FOR THE RAPE CHARGES…THE BITCH SHOULDA KEPT HER MOUTH SHUT…SHE WOULD BE RICH FOREVER. I WISH KOBE WOULD COME FUCK ME AND RIP MY ASS APART…

    Comment by dickinyoass — October 10, 2003 @ 7:56 pm

  3. Iam surprised about how many men are in here trash talking this girl. You don’t even know Kobe, Vanessa or the accuser personally. It hurts me to know that whatever happened in that hotel room people (the public) already have their two cents to put in. What if that girl was your daughter, bestfriend or little sister? And why is this girl a bitch? She has done nothing to you, you think that Kobe gives a fuck about what the public thinks? The only thing on his mind at the moment is his family and seeking justice (wheather it’s his or the girls). Nobody knows Kobe that well to have already assumes that he is this little angel. Why don’t we all just wait and see what happens. Please just leave the girl alone. Only God can judge and only three people knew what happened in that hotel room, even if the girl is lying God has the upper hand…so just chill and let God do his job.

    Thank You

    Comment by Very Dissappointed — October 14, 2003 @ 4:37 pm

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