And to the six democrats who voted against it:The House overwhelmingly passed legislation on Thursday to tax bonuses paid out by AIG and other bailed-out firms at a rate of 90 percent. "We want our money back and we want our money back now for the taxpayers," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
But the measure passed, 328-93, only after a hectic scene in which dozens of Republicans switched their votes from no to yes.
Melissa Bean (IL-08)Fuck off. Your primary season starts today.
Larry Kissell (NC-08)
Walt Minnink (ID-01)
Mike McMahon (NY-13)
Harry Mitchell (AZ-05)
Vic Snyder (AR-02)
"only after a hectic scene in which dozens of Republicans switched their votes from no to yes."
ReplyDeletei'm imagining this like an old-fashioned slapstick comedy with yakkety sax playing and piles of paper flying through the air. is this accurate?