155 Republican Congressional Members voted AGAINST giving 911 responders health care???
 

While Republican wackos LOVE to call themselves "Patriots" they will do EVERYTHING they can to block ANY legislation the Democratic leaders of Congress try to pass. Including helping with the medical bills for expenses CAUSED by the World Trade Center Site disaster and clean up.

It's pretty clear the Republicans have one agenda - FUCKING THIS COUNTRY OVER UNTIL THEY CAN GET ANOTHER RIGHT WING CRIME REGIME IN POWER.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...AzlIgD9I3VUA04

Good show POED:)

No wonder you people are broke, $7,600 million dollars for the medical bills of how many people exactly?

Sounds a bit over the top no?

If democratic leaders had not asked for the the two-thirds majority vote that blocked amendments the vote would have passed, plain and simple really.

Your right slutboat thats the game

helping out the responders is simply viewed and another socialist entitlement program... that's how they view it and no one is going to change their minds

The legislation is named for James Zadroga, a police detective who died at age 34. His supporters say he died from respiratory disease contracted at ground zero, but New York City's medical examiner said Zadroga's lung condition was caused by prescription drug abuse.


Here's something I found that leads me to think that the democrats are just using this to gain votes for the fall elections

Democratic leaders opted to consider the bill under a procedure that requires a two-thirds vote for approval rather than a simple majority. Such a move blocks potential GOP amendments to the measure.

King said Democrats are worried about casting votes as the fall elections near on controversial amendments, possibly including one that could ban the bill from covering illegal immigrants who were sickened by World Trade dust.

Source:http://www.businessweek.com/ap/finan.../D9H8NBM80.htm

How much tacked on legislation was on that bill?

Slutboat... YOU FAIL on every level.

Didn't NY get $40 billion after 9/11?

Don't these people already have the best benefits in the country ?

They're union members and are covered by union and city health care !

I don't fail to get my left nut AND my right nut to.....POP!...into your mouth...ah...thats nice...

How does my hairy ball slime taste in your teabagging mouth?

FAIL TROLL is FAIL LOL

I have no idea why you people argue about "Democrat this", and "Republican that". Conservative, Liberal, blah, blah, blah.

I think you should have figured out by now that no matter who is in office - whether that office is municipal, state, provincial, federal, whatever, politicians are going to lie to you and rip you off.

They are in it to serve their own interests, and the interests of their buddies and business partners. They do not care about you or your needs. Not anymore.

Get over it.

Dude, anyone that pays any attention AT ALL knows that the sudden change in voting procedures on the bill showed that the Democrats DIDN'T WANT IT TO PASS.... It was a total set up on their part, for purely political purposes.


Do you read anything outside of comic books?


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I will never for a second believe this cynical point of view. History has shown that major changes CAN be made and it starts with choosing good leadership. Never before have extremists like the current crop of Republicans and the Tea Party been so close to taking one or more branches of Government. If the Republicans take the house this winter you are going to see carnage the likes we have never seen before. Their agenda is plain and simple: Take down Obama by whatever means necessary, even if it means the destruction of the economy.. and that includes YOUR livelihood.

Let's see how indifferent you are when you or your friends are forced to file for bankruptcy...

Why do you think the repugs created all the noise about the ground zero mosque. They are actually just expanding the existing one into a community center.

Lots of smoke & mirrors so the public maybe doesn't notice the repugs voting against this bill to compensate the first responders.

Democrats want to lock the bill in as it is. Republicans want to tack on earmarks and amendments.

So they bring it to a vote, and whats more important to Repulbicans? Their votes tell the entire tale of whats important to them. The people they want to use the earmarks and amendments for. Not the first respondants to the massive Bush failure we call 9/11.

now this motherfucker is right on point...hey "Repugs" has got a nice ring to it!

Remember a good bill is one that both parties can agree on, trying to pass it with no GOP amendments is playing politics and creating anger at the GOP. It's politics as usual and anyone that thinks otherwise are just doing what their party is telling them to do.

It's funny that you guys are bashing the GOP when they haven't really been in power since 06. And since they don't agree with the policies that have governing since then, you say they are the party of no. But it's the last 4 years that is when all the shit happened and hasn't rebounded and probably won't for a long time

of course they did... lose one case and it will set precedent for others to follow..

the govt fucked those emergency response workers by not protecting them and now they dont want to pay for their care..

open your eyes....




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All democrats voted to tax them more.

I guess you haven't spent any time over at Tommys political board. :upsidedow

Comic books? The moron can't read.

lol at retard republicans, duped like puppets into voting against their own interests, trying to figure out how they can be 'strict constitutionalists' while still allowing their cult leaders to destroy civil liberties, violate the separation of church and state, and shout out loud about their patriotism while they avoid the draft, get soldiers killed for nothing, and fuck over police and firefighters.

Modern day republicanism is a cult, led by criminals only interested in personal wealth and power, enabled by idiots who will go to their death defending the people who are cutting their throats. There's no talking to these people.

Semen Demon you are now the biggest troll on GFY. You have stalked every post I have made and made personal insults without once addressing the issue at hand. I start threads - you stalk them with your conservative hate and fear mongering agenda.

Anyone care to search all my posts you will see this wing-nut stalking my balls on EVERY SINGLE POST I have made. You wanna make out or something pal?

So how did you become so obsessed with me? You jacked off to a scene of me fucking a hot teeny chick and now you want the real 9 inch? Come n get it big poppa!

Exactly. They're not statesmen, they're plutocrats, and they have absolutely NO interest in the overall health of this country.

Anyone care to get this one? It's too easy:1orglaugh

I just changed 2 words in your retarded diatribe and it still means the exact same thing.:1orglaugh

oh yes, because all our democratic leaders are chicken hawks, clamoring for war with any available country while they all avoided military service. Yes, that's us...

Also, we talk a LOT about the 'sacred' constitution, but WE got rid of Habeas Corpus and WE torture people and WE want to amend it to prevent flag-burning, abortion, mosques in NY and any other hot button issue of the day.

WE'RE the ones that puff up our chests about fiscal responsibility while our policies drove the country's economy into the ground. WE'RE the ones who bomb federal buildings, WE'RE the ones with a vast horde of extremely angry, totally uninformed nutjobs running around the country. WE are the bigoted party of the South, the ones who prefer religious fundamentalism over science, WE'RE the ones trying to change school textbooks to ignore slavery and pretend Jefferson never existed.

Yep, that's us. The totally irresponsible, illogical, angry, irrational Democrats.

Has anyone else noticed that in every SINGLE thread this guys posts in he is just doing the exact same thing: NOT saying anything with regards to the thread (with the exception of saying he is religious in a thread disputing the existence of God) the ONLY thing you are contributing to this board is throwing out childish first grader insults, calling people morons or retarded etc.

YOU ARE A CLASS A TROLL and EVERYONE CAN SEE THAT

I start threads - you TROLL them

...with insults but don't address any of the issues at hand..I have more respect for the other white wing lunatic on this board, CamBaby, because at least he has the balls to start threads instead of trolling others like a wimpy little bitch.

yep you summed it all up bravo. its a shame they dont see it.

Yea, he got it perfectly, except I think he was attempting to be facetious:1orglaugh

Unfortunately, the guy is too dumb to post actual facts, instead trying to pass off his inaccurate opinions as truth.:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Can you seriously say that the GOP game plan hasn't been to block or slow down absolutely anything that is put forth by the democrats in hopes that the country will still be fucked come next elections so that they can win seats back? They are even blocking things that they helped write in the first place. They said they were going to do this since day one and yet the Dems are so fucking stupid they still think that they are going to pass things with their support.

many firefighters seeked medical care in CUBA and were treated FOR FREE ... makes one wonder how much the US really gives for patriots, no? :2 cents: fuck your wasteland health "insurance" ... insure of what? ignorance? :mad:

If so, why did republicans vote against ... wouldn't the dems look more stupid if they had voted for it ... ????

if you were a true patriot you'd be out there protesting the mosque at 2 blocks away ground zero :2 cents:

They lie and rip you off in very different ways. It's all about finding the comfort in what you are comfortable being lied and/or ripped off about. :upsidedow

Have you seen the stats on how often they use the 'minority veto' aka filibuster since they took power compared to the frequency it has historically been used? They even filibuster their own ideas if Obama and dems use them. It's disgusting and petty.

Illegal or not, if they helped us during our darkest hour at great personal risk to their health and lives they deserve to be taken care of for that.

You guys keep bitching about immigration. The numbers coming in are way down. The numbers being deported are way up. What exactly are you bitching about and why is there the sudden outcry for it? 2 reasons: tough economic times leads to scapegoating easy targets & racism.

Good. Amendments are why the costs of running this country get so huge. Some GOP guy would just insert some bullshit amendment to give his area a few extra million for some BS project that has nothing to do with the original bill.

Also amendments are also used to kill bills as they bog down the process.

Amdenments should be banned. A bill should be voted on yeah or nay AS IS. Things in Dc would work much smother that way.

I'm not sure what's funnier at this point. Your very limited child like grasp of politics or the fact that you believe making idiotic posts on GFY will make a difference.

Either way you pretty much fail.