Sensenbrenner Angers Stupak

Chuckle.

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) sat through much of a three-hour hearing of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming last week. He’s been active on the issue of alleged price-gouging by oil companies, and was looking for a chance to question oil executives who were testifying.

But when Chairman Edward Markey (D-Mass.) asked for unanimous consent for Stupak, who is not a member of the committee, to speak, Sensenbrenner wouldn’t go along. As originally reported by the blog of The Detroit News, Sensenbrenner said Democrats hadn’t cleared the request with committee Republicans.

That apparently left Stupak fuming.

“That’s OK,” he told Sensenbrenner. “What comes around goes around.”

I marvel at those who ask for unanimous consent and are shocked when unanimity is unattainable. 

1. Why is that, Owen?  Because you assume that every committee has a arrogant jerk like Flyin’ Jim on it?

   Posted by on April 21, 2008 at 0514 hrs




2. Heh, the Republicans… still dicks even in the minority.

   Posted by on April 21, 2008 at 0730 hrs




3. Sensenbrenner did NOTHING wrong guys.

   Stupek IS NOT a member of the committee, so therefore the UC was needed in order for him to speak.

   So just because Sensenbrenner didn’t play along he is somehow the bad guy?

   It’s a non-issue.

   Besides I’d bet he wasn’t exactly gonna ask a Question that hadn’t already been asked 15x

   Posted by on April 21, 2008 at 0754 hrs




4. Stupak’s a dunce.  A real sore spot up there in the U.P.

   A lot like his tag-team partner in WI-08…

   Posted by on April 21, 2008 at 0816 hrs




5. Don’t think for a moment that I believe Flyin’ Jim acted improperly, Cheaney.  Don’t think for a moment that I believe he acted out of character, either.

   Posted by on April 21, 2008 at 0851 hrs




6. Cheaney, being within your rights to constantly burp while in a long line doesn’t mean that you’re not a dick when you do so.

   Posted by on April 21, 2008 at 1157 hrs




7. You are all missing the point.  House decorum required that the committee Republicans be informed ahead of time so that any potential issues could be cleared up without having to bring the issues to the fore during the actual hearing.  The Democrats were the ones being dicks.  Beyond the actual rules the House has a protocol of how to handle things like gentlemen (persons).  The Dems did not do it and Jim gave them a reminder.

   Posted by on April 21, 2008 at 1253 hrs




8. SWEET! Not one, but TWO. Yes 2 people spelled my name correctly! And on the same day no less! -now if I just get people to pronounce it correctly-

   So from what I am gathering from Steve-O’s comments is that just because Stupek was in attendance he had an automatic right to speak?

   I don’t think so.

   If he had cleared it with the committee before hand and Sensenbrenner said no, than I think you have a legitimate beef.

   But by the sounds of it, he just showed up and expected to be heard, without following the rules.

   Sounds Arrogant to me.

   Posted by on April 21, 2008 at 1847 hrs