GOP Rep: Republicans Complaining About Pelosi Are "Babies Sucking Their Thumbs"

Roll Call reports (subscription req'd)

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) threw cold water on a key rationale House Republican leaders have been employing this afternoon to explain why they couldn't deliver more GOP votes for the Wall Street bailout package.

At a Monday afternoon press conference, GOP leaders argued that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) cost the measure a dozen Republican votes by delivering an overly partisan floor speech in support of it.

But Bachmann, speaking at a Republican Study Committee press conference, told reporters, "I want to assure you that was not the case. We are not babies who suck our thumbs. We have very principled reasons for voting no."

Bachmann was responding to comments Democratic leaders made dismissing the GOP leaders' claims. But she apparently confused the Democratic response with the initial charge by Republicans, and her comments mirrored those of the Democratic leaders.

UPDATE: More from GOP Rep. John Shadegg on Tuesday's Morning Joe:

Joe Scarborough: Let's bring in Republican Arizona Representative John Shaddegg. Did you vote against this bill because your feelings were hurt by Barney Frank or Nancy Pelosi?

John Shadegg: No, I didn't. It was a stupid speech by her. They didn't move any votes.

Joe Scarborough: Was Boehner wrong?

John Shadegg: Yes. It was embarrassing for leadership on both parties to lose the bill so they made a stupid claim.

Comments

[pomawg]

Give until it hurts, if Obama loses we'll feel real pain. DONATE: http://www.barackobama.com

[mike42nola]

We are going to really feel more pain if he is elected and his tax and spend habits and policies are adopted. Read Dick Morris' articles concerning this issue. Remember that he was a Clinton White House advisor.

[jojojo]

When Bush is done, not including bailout, our National Debt will be about 9.5 or 10 Trillion Dollars. About 8 Trillion Dollars of that will have been run up under just three presidents; Reagan, Bush, and Bush. How can you even begin to call out Obama on his plans?

Obama, for instance, proposes Capital Gains taxes lower than Reagan had, and tax breaks for the Middle Class.

Obama will have a better plan than Republican Don't-Tax( the rich)-and-Spend-Even-More-on-War plan McCain wants to continue.


Bush Sr was right about 2 things:

1--Reaganomics are "Voodoo Economics"

2-- not invading Iraq.

[mike42nola]

What are democrats that complain about Pelosi? Patriots?

[BlueMist602]

This woman scares me, she and Palin are Neocon clones. There kind spread hatred and ignorance.
She needs to be removed from congress, there is something SERIOUSLY wrong with her! If you live in Minnesota be sure to vote democrat against her.

[mike42nola]

Pelosi scares me twice as much as both of these other two women combined. She doesn't even have principles to stand by and was willing to make a deal with Bush on this bailout. For what reason? I have no idea but it was a bad deal for both of them and they should freeze out a bailout.

[mike42nola]

If Pelosi didn't sink this bill she is not watching out for our best interests. This bailout bill should be sunk and I hope that if it is brought up again it fails by a larger majority of the vote. The most encouraging thing that I have seen in almost a decade is Democrats and Republicans voting together to kill this albatross that will be hung around our necks.
This is yet another example of possible necessary legislation that special interests have attached entitlements to and ruined the true spirit of the bill.
Pressure your representaties to vote no for this bail out. We must not continue to fund groups such as ACORN with taxpayer dollars.

[MNmommy]

http://dumpbachmann.blogspot.com

Interesting...

Twice this week I've heard Rep. Bachmann advocate a 'change in accounting rules' that would relieve our current economic crisis. What she is advocating is a shift to something called 'mark to market accounting'.

[MNmommy]

http://www.fasb.org/st/summary/stsum157.shtml

http://www.fasb.org/facts/index.shtml#mission

[antiparanoid]

Mark to market made Enron what it is today.

[dhertzfe]

I can't stand Rep. Michele Bachmann on TV. I want to slap that $hit-eating grin off her face everytime she speaks for the McCain Campaign. I swear she reads rhetoric off cue cards and doesn't budget no matter what is being discussed. A real Loser!

[LooseEnds]

Stepford Barbie.

[LooseEnds]

She looks like Stepford Barbie.

[TroubleNYC]

Why is HP deleting my comment about Rep. Michele Bachmann's MILFiness?

[PT6]

Michele Bachmann admitting "THIS IS AN AMAZING FIRST!"
SHE THINKS SHE IS ALWAYS RIGHT!

WHAT THE HECK IS "GINGERINE" STILL DOING MESSING WITH THE HOUSE?

Beohner had the VOTES LINE UP HE SAID!

It was “GINGERINE” not “HURT FEELINGS” that WIPED OUT the DEAL! "GINGERINE" like ROVE NEEDS TO DO A DISAPPEARING ACT FROM TV AND POLITICS!

[ched]

Bachman is a deluded, freakish dullard. It is fitting that, even on this, the rare occasion that she is correct, it is based on a misunderstanding of actual events.

[oldfart1]

Of course Rep. Bachmann has a principle: When the ship is going down, let the Captain go with it, but every woman for herself!

[plooger]

> Shadegg: "It was embarrassing for leadership on both parties to lose the bill so they made a stupid claim."

Ummm... But it was only a claim made by Republicans and their talking heads on Monday. The Democrats were ridiculing the claim, and rightfully so.

[mike42nola]

The people that voted in favor of this bill actually added more debt to it than was called for to do the actual bail out. This is the most retarded piece of legislation that I can remember being voted on in recent history.

[wendynyc]

The Dems need to get something in return for supporting this Bush bailout -

I hope they are able to spin it the right way - and get the American Public to see that they are on the right side and the Republicans are on the wrong side.

We do not need anymore incompetence in WH or Congress -

let's get a 60 vote Senate majority this year -- YAAAAAAAA!!!!

[LeftLeanWing]

.................The Dems need to get something in return for supporting this Bush bailout -

Hopefully it will be the WhiteHouse and a filibuster proof Congress

[Dynamohum]

That would be the start of something wonderful. A chance to really get to work and clean up the mess and move forward.

[mike42nola]

That is a scary thought. And it would not be a filibuster proof Congres, it would be a veto proof congress.
I think all of the congressmen should be voted out of office for allowing this to happen for one but more importatly trying to give away our grandchildrens money to a market that will correct itself.
We dug this hole ourselves and should dig our way out of it ourselves.

[ConProphet]

While everyone has been focused on the Bailout
Has anyone noticed the recent change to Fox News Politics page
Now that Obama is in the lead
The once promenent Poll results
Have disappeared......

[lejman]

as inspector renault sez in casablanca while pocketing 10,000 francs in gambling winnings, "i am shocked, SHOCKED that there is gambling in this place!! this cafe is closed until further notice."

when the polls are tanking, don't show 'em. turn up the bluster levels and stoke that base. it won't be long until murdoch orders rapprochement with the obamans. the incompetence of the republican nominees and the awareness of the public of eight years of ineptitude are coming home to roost.

mccain should suspend his campaign permanently. it's over, it's all over.

[SocialistDistortion]

STOP SAYING THAT!!! I'm so sick and tired of everyone here acting like Obama has this thing in the bag. You and I both know that polls don't mean a thing. I've said this before, and I'll say it again - I wouldn't even care if Obama was ahead 99 to 1 in every single poll of every single state. What matters is November 4th. When I see John McCain's concession speech, then and ONLY THEN will I be relieved. There are still 3 debates and over a month left until election day...anything can happen.

We need to stay fired up, stay focused, and above all, not let down our guard and underestimate the other side...especially Sarah Palin. This is going to be a fight to the bitter end, and we need to get out there and vote and volunteer for Obama.

[ProgressiveVoice]

Doesn't surprise me at all - ask mike42nola. He sounds like a regular digester of Fox News distortions . .

What about anti-trust laws? Where is it a good idea to let a dozen big banks that caused the problem become 6 bigger banks with no greater controls than at present?

[Kwaayesnama]

ARIZONA VOTED AGAINST MCCAIN

I love the fact that John McCain blames the vote going against the bailout on Obama and Pelosi. But there is an interesting fact out there. ALL the representatives from Arizona voted against the bailout. It just shows how much the other reps from AZ respect McCain. If he can't get the Republicans from his home state to vote with him how is he going to get the rest of the nation to work with him? Maybe they are angry because while McCain brags that in 26 years he has never done anything for his home state. These good employees of their people are all working for the people of Arizona in DC, getting such things like EARMARKS for their communities.

ARIZONA
Democrats — Giffords, N; Grijalva, N; Mitchell, N; Pastor, N.
Republicans — Flake, N; Franks, N; Renzi, N; Shadegg, N.

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

I saw that coming. The Arizona Republican Party rejected every one of McCain's candidates within the party, ie; State Party Chair etc.

[oldfart1]

But AZ will still vote for McCain. AZ has principles!

[mike42nola]

The bill needed to be defeated and I am ashamed that the Republicans didn't vote against it unanimously.

[LetMeUnderstandThis]

Last Day to Register is Oct 10

1) Register
2) Get Someone Else Registered
3) All of you go VOTE on Nov 4

You can not celebrate a Victory wihtout a win. Keep grinding DEMS DO NOT GET COMPLACENT HERE, THERE IS STILL ALOT OF WORK TO BE DONE. THERE ARE 35 DAYS LEFT UNTIL ELECTION DAY!!

Obama/Biden 08

[BowlingForRevenge]

That date is different for EVERY state.

In TEXAS the last day is OCT 6

1)Ditto
2)Ditto
3)Ditto

Obama/Biden 08

[thebluecrayon]

Voter registration deadlines for every state (scroll down a little bit for a complete list):
http://www.rockthevote.com/electioncenter/

[mike42nola]

ACORN will take care of this for you and even throw away Republican registrations. Talk about stealing elections and voter fraud. They are now being prosecuted in almost a dozen states for trampling on the rights of all Americans.