One of the top quotes from my news feed in Twitter was ''Way to go House Republicans! :)'', Posted by a fellow member of #tcot (topconservativesontwitter.org). It then began to flow through my feeder. US Republican activists were really pleased at party unity over voting no. They were also really pleased that 8 Democrats voted against the bill.
It still shows that the G.O.P (Grand Old Party, another name for Republicans) has a lot to do to stop legislation being piledrived through the Capitol.
Though two lessons to draw from this: Twitter is a fantastic source for news, if you log on at the right time. Also, if your Republican, avoid Friday 13th!
UPDATE: The bill has been made into law, with all but 3 of the Republicans voting no in the senate. Everyone is also complaining that the bill was only made available at 11 p.m (4 a.m GMT) Thursday night.
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ahh cool blog, still dont know much/anything about US politics though, ill have to stay tuned haha
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, and welcome to the network!
ReplyDeleteAh! Social networking 2.0! Doesn't seem to be much happening.....Have a look at Ethical Guy's trip round the States which is just starting.
ReplyDeleteIs blogging as interesting as it makes out?
When you say there's not much happening, do you mean on the blog, or in real life?! I try to update as frequently as possible, or when something relevant comes along
ReplyDeleteBlogging is as interesting as it makes out!