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4.09.2007

 

Peace offering

This happened Thursday night on the House floor, after all the media had left. It was a sort of peace offering in light of the partisan contentiousness that had just taken place. Rep. Rick Hube, a Republican from Londonderry offered these comments thanking the speaker for not slipping the veto vote in when no one was watching:

“Madam Speaker:
I rise on a point of personal
privilege. I would like to share with the body words that I shared with
you earlier today.
It has been a tough long and
difficult week. We have argued and fought to serve the people that sent us
here. Undoubtedly we will continue to fight and argue until we close this
biennium.
You and I do not often agree, but I know
that we both have a love for this institution and all it
represents.
I know the outcome of this bodies’
earlier action on H. 302 was not the outcome that you had hoped
for.
I am aware of the power and authority vested in
you which allows for great flexibility. That flexibility extends to
allowing you when to bring up for action those bills that are on the action
calendar.
You could have delayed action on H. 302
well in to the night. I applaud you for your commitment to fairness to all
Vermonters in taking up for action H. 302 when all Vermonters’ voices could be
heard.
You have reinforced my faith in this
institution in the stewardship you provide. I thank you Madame
Speaker.”

- Terri Hallenbeck

Comments:
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Civility, as usual from Republicans. But nothing appeases the drooling, mad-dog dimocrats and progressives who are ALWAYS self-righteous and hateful.
 
"Civility, as usual from Republicans"

What? Are you living in a cave?
 
Republican leadership thanks the Democratic leader for her fairness ... but Bubba can't accept that.

He's gotta be an ahole.
 
I have to agree with Hube, the Speaker could've held the veto vote in the middle of the night when lots of members have gone home to milk cows or get food because of health problems. She deserves credit for her handling of this. Speakers of past might not have been so considerate.
 
She probably wasn't aware the option was available to her. A little help?
 
Hube's a class act - grest guy
 
Cancel my affiliation with the Democratic Party. This boy's moving on over to be an "I". I've had it with this mamby pamby, touchy feely lovefest. WE HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY. FOR CHRIST SAKE, USE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Maybe she really didn't know what she was doing. But it is still OK to thank her.
 
Yeah. Thank her for handing governor Doesless more ammunition to use against whoever in 2008.
 
Looks like that is how it will go.
 
Matt Dunne will handle Douglas.
 
Ummm...Dunne couldn't handle Doobie. And I like Dunne a lot.
 
Maybe he will shoot higher.
 
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