> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Geoff Flight <[email protected]> > wrote: > > < The 1,073-page document wasn't posted on the government's Web site > until > > after 10 p.m. the day before the vote to pass it was taken> > > > > and of course members only read proposed legislation on the web? They > > wouldn't have received a personal printed copy? > > LOL, one does have the sneaky feeling it was discussed long before the > actual vote. At Least that's the way it's done in Belgium, maybe it's > an American thing.
Nobody got a physical copy of the final 1100 page conference bill till 11pm, and the online version was not searchable. They voted on the measure less than 12 hours from that time. Few knew what was the same or what was different until after they voted on it. Republicans were cut out of the conference negotiations entirely. Pelosi had promised 48 hr minimum of time in searchable format before a vote, and had promised that under her leadership the minority would never be shut out or shut down, and Obama promised not to sign any bill that hit his desk within 5 days, veto any bill with pork in it. Both have brazenly broken their promises. The bill is weak on stimulus and strong on political fixing and payback. It seems calculated to do the minimal stimulus to take credit for the 2009 recovery already predicted by the CBO (without a stimulus package) and maximize the opportunity public fear gave them to cram every congressional pet project and far-left political agenda item they could in it. Talk about focus on details and ignoring big bald inconvenient facts that describe the big picture... - Bob > A+ > jml _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
