I thought they needed 2/3 to suspend the rule?

The original vote was 213-213, but, as Rev's link notes: "Freshman Rep Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI) who lost primary was final R to flip from nay to yea on #CRomnibus rule. Made it 214-212.". thus making the final vote possible. Bentivolio, according to the public record, "signed the Contract From America " which stipulates, "Impose a statutory cap limiting the annual growth in total federal spending to the sum of the inflation rate plus the percentage of population growth."

Bentivolio has been replaced by Republican Dave Trott who at least claims (as if it means anything): "With Washington borrowing nearly 40 cents of every dollar it spends, Dave is a committed to reining in out-of-control federal spending. Dave isn’t another politician who just talks the talk; he cut his teeth in the private sector, he walks the walk. With more than 30 years of experience in balancing budgets and growing businesses, Dave knows that Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem."

http://trottforcongress.com/issues/

"House GOP leaders on Thursday afternoon delayed a final vote on the “cromnibus."

Time to get out there and buy a few more votes.

Does your district need a new bridge or a new post office? Contact John Boehner's office immediately.

I heard on the radio that 171 pages were added to the monstrosity overnight..... can't imagine what crap the snuck in there..... how can any of them vote for this with good conscience?? (Yeah, I know, idiotic question!!)

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President Obama lent his support to the $1.1 trillion CRomnibus just minutes after it nearly failed on a procedural vote on the House floor. His support for the bill might convince some of the Democrats who voted against the rule to reverse course and help Republicans push the bill over the top.

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Boehner Vows 'Direct Challenge' to Obama's Amnesty Early Next Year, Won't Reveal How

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/...s-To-Reveal-How


Yeah right, like "his word" means something !!

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Rep. Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI) switched his vote from nay to yay at the last minute.

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Interestingly enough, $550 million in funding has just been approved for the Honorable Kerry Bentivolio Memorial Crosswalk, Home for Wayward Mothers and Sperm Bank.



BTW, this shitbag RINO Bendoverlio got his ass handed to him in the Primaries and then was so bitter about it he ran some half assed write in campaign a la Merkowski. He lost his ass there too. Looks like Boner had some pay off money for him.