It sure does seem like Republicans have lost their rhetorical touch.  It's irrelevant to argue whether or not Pelosi was the reason why their voting bloc disappeared - the fact that they cited this as THE reason is really pathetic.  "The lady was MEAN!  She hurt our feelings!  We don't care if it costs the country $1 Trillion dollars [the amount Bush said we lost on Wall St. yesterday]...she needs to be NICE to us!  Don't say WE screwed it up...we need to be re-elected!"

This is a rationale for voting for Homecoming court (and maybe Prom Queen if the b*tch stole your boyfriend, too), NOT a bill.

I wonder if they actually READ it?  They couldn't find ONE clause in the bill that would kill it and use that as a reason?  They had to use meanness as an excuse?

You'd think grown ups could swallow their pride in the name of getting the job done...it would have made for a (comparatively) stronger press conference if they'd voted for it and THEN said, "we're better people than mean old Pelosi."

Side note:  Anyone else notice that it's nearly impossible to send the House an email right now?  I think the server's flooded...