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I say "pretending to ensure" because it's important to be clear on the concept that no Congress is required to follow the rules of its predecessors, so this isn't really a "reform" as much as it is a grandiose legislative snit-fit, undertaken to assuage all the hurt feelings that went down when someone insisted that health care should be given to people who got terminal cancer trying to save lives on September 11th.

Movement Afoot To End Lame Duck Sessions Of Congress Jason Linkins 2010

I say "pretending to ensure" because it's important to be clear on the concept that no Congress is required to follow the rules of its predecessors, so this isn't really a "reform" as much as it is a grandiose legislative snit-fit, undertaken to assuage all the hurt feelings that went down when someone insisted that health care should be given to people who got terminal cancer trying to save lives on September 11th.

Movement Afoot To End Lame Duck Sessions Of Congress Jason Linkins 2010

I say "pretending to ensure" because it's important to be clear on the concept that no Congress is required to follow the rules of its predecessors, so this isn't really a "reform" as much as it is a grandiose legislative snit-fit, undertaken to assuage all the hurt feelings that went down when someone insisted that health care should be given to people who got terminal cancer trying to save lives on September 11th.

Movement Afoot To End Lame Duck Sessions Of Congress Jason Linkins 2010

I say "pretending to ensure" because it's important to be clear on the concept that no Congress is required to follow the rules of its predecessors, so this isn't really a "reform" as much as it is a grandiose legislative snit-fit, undertaken to assuage all the hurt feelings that went down when someone insisted that health care should be given to people who got terminal cancer trying to save lives on September 11th.

Movement Afoot To End Lame Duck Sessions Of Congress Jason Linkins 2010

The show apparently loves these snit-fit battles, delighting in their live TV 'spontaneity and regularly rehashing them in the next night's recap.

Critic's Corner Tuesday 2008

Then he could have a snit-fit and say "you won't have Rudy 91u1ani to kick around anymore" and then

Election Central Sunday Roundup 2009

The sad sight of the editor of “Columbia Journalism Review” fercryinoutloud having his own snit-fit over views he disagrees with.

Waaa Waaa Waaa « BuzzMachine 2005

"He was a bit upset and throwing a snit-fit at the time," I muttered, avoiding the question of my motives completely.

Myth-Nomers And Im-Pervections Asprin, Robert 1987

But you, you not only describe it as a snit-fit, you're willing to show up on Perv itself just to make a point.

Myth-Nomers And Im-Pervections Asprin, Robert 1987

But the moment you hit one of his cryptic procedural tripwires -- ones you often didn't know were laid in the first place -- Graham goes into full-on snit-fit mode, and vows to use whatever means at his disposal to shut the whole process down.

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