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Edit: Maybe I have it backwards...I cannot figure out what is going on here. If the Dems think it will make them look bad then how did it [censored] come up in the first place? Idiots.

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It was great polical gamesmahship.

Dennis Kucinich made the initial proposal without the support of the Democratic leadership. Everybody expected the bill to be tabled without a fuss.

The Republicans said "Hey. Let's vote for it and make the Democrats debate impeachment on the House floor. They'll look ridiculous." Most Republicans changed their votes and the motion to table the bill failed.

The Democrats, who seem to agree they would look ridiculous, then motioned to refer it to committee. They managed to organize themselves and nearly all voted to refer it (kill it).


Basically, the Republicans tried to give the Democrats a national stage to talk about how much they hate Dick Cheney and the Bush Administration and the Democrats said "We're not that dumb".

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It's this afternoon of "political gamesmanship", as opposed to trying to pass meaningful legislation, that is causing Congress to have a lower approval rating than Bush.

For the love of god, they spent time this afternoon passing some type of motion that officially congratulates the Red Sox.