The Washington Post described how Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, came to lead what appeared to be a House GOP effort to “reconsider†a resolution “celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother’s Day.â€
After the resolution passed 412-0 Wednesday, Tiahrt rose and said: “Mr. Speaker, I move to reconsider the vote.†In a vote on whether to table Tiahrt’s motion to reconsider, Tiahrt was among 178 Republicans to vote “no†— appearing to some to be opposing the motherhood resolution. According to Sam Sackett, Tiahrt’s communications director, the procedural move was part of House Republicans’ efforts to draw attention to Democratic House leaders’ refusal to handle a massive supplemental military funding bill via the committee process. “Mr. Tiahrt is not against mothers, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, and the official vote shows that he supported the resolution,†Sackett told The Eagle editorial board.
But the way the gambit looked, the Post noted, “Republicans are now confronted with a John Kerry-esque predicament: They actually voted for motherhood before they voted against it.â€
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I can’t think of a better example of what Sen. Obama talks about - the politics of old - than this. What an absurd waste of the people’s time. what do we pay Tiahrt to engage in this kind of crap?
Why am I not surprised the Republicans would vote against mothers? Probably half of them hate their own mothers and they probably think mothers are part of the “vast liberal conspiracy”. Also they see suburban mothers as being sort of “socialist” in nature by joining such socialist things as the PTSA. After all mothers will often cram their own kids and the kids in the neighbourhood into their SUVs and vans and take the kids to soccer and ice cream. This is a very socialist act. The Republicans think that the kids should each stand as individuals and find their own way to soccer. And the Republicans hate soccer anyway because it is “unamerican”.
Kelly the whole thing is a waste of time and a meaningless effort, a resolution recognizing Mother’s day.
Is just another added to the list of wasted time resolutions the Congress and Senate have every week. Cheap and meaningless efforts that are meant to pander to people without it making any differences. Giving their official seal of approval, watching CSPAN there are times I expect them to recognize Humans breathing air or that the sun raises in the East.
When will they start to do the people’s business and stop mugging for the cameras?
I hated the way the “against motherhood” story was presented by the press… The REAL story is the way the Republican leadership will stoop to anything to obstruct confronting the issues, and constantly throws wrenches in the works to maintain the status quo…
Not that Tiahrt wouldn’t throw his mother and mine and yours under the bus to protect some powerful special interests….
There is no excuse for this kind of vote. Stop defending them Rhonda. If there was any question on how the Democrats can’t get anything passed with the obstructionist Republicans, this shows just how nasty they are. Put the blame squarely where it belongs.
Do they ever act like grown-ups?
Exactly, David B! You are right on!
Go get her Mom!
But there was not a single word by Ms. Holman in defense of Mr. Tiahrt. I notice that you often mistake basic fairness for bias.
Way to use procedural tactics to try to send a message there, Representative Tiahrt. Too bad the “message” turned out to be your ignorance about House rules and your blindness to political optics.
Burned wood in a fireplace is all it is, not worth the ink it took to print it.
Outofthisworld, you notice she always posts those things that are in defense of republicans. When I read this, I swear to you, I thought “I’ll bet Rhonda posted this” and lo and behold…
Well, hey, I’m willing to wait and see if they give Fathers the same vote. Then we’ll know if they’re sexist.
Anybody wanna lay odds on it?
So Tiahrt either voted against Mother’s Day (which the record shows) or he was just throwing a childish temper tantrum and mocking the institution of our government in order to merely waste taxpayer time and money for an unnecessary activity to make Congress less efficient.
Another CON-free thread showing why the Republican “brand” (appropriate on so many levels: brand as in corporate brand, brand as in cattle brand burned into the hide of dumb animals) is lower than a snake’s belly right now.
Just enjoy anything and everything that may be CON free. It doesn’t happen often enough!
Well we now know that the rightwing-dings will sacrifice everything up to and including our mothers for their agenda. Everybody, hang on to your apple pie!
Pre,
“Well, hey, I’m willing to wait and see if they give Fathers the same vote.”
They probably will. I don’t think they like anybody.
Linda,
The cons should be back tomorrow sometime. They all went to bid on the Iraqi Adult Video Store Franchise that’s being auctioned off at the Pentagon this afternoon. Todd bought the Iraqi Bordello Franchise yesterday and Satriale’s was given the Iraqi Pork Distribution Rights on Friday.
It was a great Mother’s Day gift from the organizers of the auction! Sweeeeet!
I will be having dinner at my daughters later so it might end up being a totally CON free day.
Tiahrt and his fellow Repukes showed that their irrational hatred for Democrats exceed any respect that they might have for their own mothers. Isn’t there something in the Bible about “Honor thy father and thy mother”?
It’s been a con free day Crapn, because on Mother’s day we on the right hold to tradition, not to selfish self-inflation like the Dims.
“But the way the gambit looked, the Post noted, “Republicans are now confronted with a John Kerry-esque predicament: They actually voted for motherhood before they voted against it.””
Kinda puts a dampener on your spin, huh, reg?
Hey JM,
Ask yourself this question. Why pass a resolution for a day already declared Mother’s Day?
Isn’t that redundant?
Well, reg, how about this:
“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 (R-Kan.), rose in protest.
“Mr. Speaker, I move to reconsider the vote,” he announced.”
It happened. Deal with it. He’s your boy.
It was a procedural move and it was meaningless to a resolution that was redundant.
Procedure calls happen all the time in Congress.
Most especially “procedural moves” which interfere with getting something done by the other party.
Two posters above said it well:
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Maggotpunk Posted May 11, 2008 at 10:57 am
So Tiahrt either voted against Mother’s Day (which the record shows) or he was just throwing a childish temper tantrum and mocking the institution of our government in order to merely waste taxpayer time and money for an unnecessary activity to make Congress less efficient.
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DavidB Posted May 11, 2008 at 8:00 am
I hated the way the “against motherhood” story was presented by the press… The REAL story is the way the Republican leadership will stoop to anything to obstruct confronting the issues, and constantly throws wrenches in the works to maintain the status quo…
Not that Tiahrt wouldn’t throw his mother and mine and yours under the bus to protect some powerful special interests….
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Those two posters have this situation nailed!
ReguLiar approves of Tiahrt voting against Mother’s Day.
Cool.
Let’s see him live that one down.
“CapnAmerica” –
I’m not surprised in the least to learn that “Regular” has mama issues.
Poor toilet training, perhaps, since I’ve heard he smells like he hasn’t quite perfected the technique.
“Regular” explains –
“… on Mother’s day we on the right hold to tradition, not to selfish self-inflation like the Dims.”
I think we’ve shown remarkable self-restraint by not going for the obvious joke about “Regular’s” inflatable sex doll.
Then again, he might be referring to his “tradition” of taking his mom’s body out of the freezer ever Mother’s Day so they can have sex.
“Then again, he might be referring to his “tradition” of taking his mom’s body out of the freezer ever Mother’s Day so they can have sex.”
[MonkeyHawk]
That’s stretching things a bit, Monkey… And besides, I think that movie plot has already been tried…
BFD.
1)Is THIS the priority of the current Congress? They were late in passing the budget last year, and they should be working on the next budget NOW. What’s wrong with getting it done early?
2)Why does the press give a darn about this story? The only reason it should get any print, is to question the priorities of this current Congress.
“MaxGrobnik” says –
“…The only reason it should get any print, is to question the priorities of this current Congress.”
Uhm, that’s been the point of the story from the beginning; how Tiahrt bogged down Congress with a stupid roll-call vote.
Please try to keep up.
MaxGrobnik
Posted May 11, 2008 at 8:20 pm | Permalink
BFD.
1)Is THIS the priority of the current Congress? They were late in passing the budget last year, and they should be working on the next budget NOW. What’s wrong with getting it done early?
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Gee, max, it’s called politics, and has been going on, at least in this country, for over 200 years. But, right, they’ll change because you asked so nice.
as usual, tiahrt doesn’t have a clue.
on the future and alternative power… “we need to build us some more of them refineries”
yo todd, what year is it… 1986 ???
Another thing that gets me about how stupid Tiahrt’s action is that he wanted peoples votes on record. It was a unanimous vote, so where was the confusion about how people voted?
I’m sure when it comes to voting himself another pay raise he won’t obstruct the vote.
Well, at least we kow know what not-so-hot Toddie thinks of his own mother. I believe I find myself agreeing with her in wishing we hadn’t bothered carrying him to term.
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