LA Times:
Iran's supreme leader today ruled out massive fraud in elections last week and warned hundreds of thousands taking part in a series of peaceful protests against the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to get off the streets, blaming foreign leaders and media for exploiting differences within Iran's political scene in an attempt to destabilize the Islamic Republic.
Though Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized some of Ahmadinejad's campaign season conduct and condemned the killing of students by pro-regime loyalists earlier this week, he came down strongly on the side of the president and his faction while warning supporters of losing candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi of consequences if they don't end their civil disobedience.....
Here in this country, Republican members of the House and Senate, have been complaining that President Obama isn't doing enough to denounce the government of Iran. Don't you think that the Republicans would complain no matter what President Obama says or does?
* What kind of shenanigans were the Republicans up to yesterday with all those silly votes? When will the Republicans start acting like grown ups instead of third graders? Why did Republicans continue to push for stupid amendments and then ask for continuous roll call votes? If you are wondering what I'm talking about, just check the Legislative Day for June 18, 2009 from the Office of the Clerk:
(This is only a small portion of the record.)
- 2:28 P.M. -
- The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2847.
- 2:27 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Flake amendment Failed by recorded vote: 124 - 303 (Roll no. 382).
- 2:20 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Flake amendment Failed by recorded vote: 119 - 306 (Roll no. 381).
- 2:13 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Flake amendment Failed by recorded vote: 100 - 318 (Roll no. 380).
- 2:07 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Flake amendment Failed by recorded vote: 107 - 320 (Roll no. 379).
- 2:01 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Flake amendment Failed by recorded vote: 130 - 295 (Roll no. 378).
- 1:54 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Campbell amendment Failed by recorded vote: 102 - 317 (Roll no. 377).
- 1:48 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Campbell amendment Failed by recorded vote: 129 - 295 (Roll no. 376).
- 1:41 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Campbell amendment Failed by recorded vote: 123 - 303 (Roll no. 375).
- 1:35 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment Failed by recorded vote: 115 - 311 (Roll no. 374).
- 1:27 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment Failed by recorded vote: 134 - 294 (Roll no. 373).
- 1:20 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Broun (GA) amendment Failed by recorded vote: 161 - 262 (Roll no. 372).
- 1:14 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Reichert amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 417 - 1 (Roll no. 371).
- 1:07 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Jordan (OH) amendment Failed by recorded vote: 147 - 275 (Roll no. 370).
- 1:01 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Price (GA) amendment Failed by recorded vote: 188 - 236 (Roll no. 369).
- 12:50 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Burton (IN) amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 262 - 162 (Roll no. 368).
- 12:44 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Blackburn amendment Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 248 (Roll no. 367).
- 12:37 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Nunes amendment Failed by recorded vote: 208 - 218 (Roll no. 366).
- 12:29 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Hodes amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 422 - 0 (Roll no. 365).
- 12:22 P.M. -
- On agreeing to the Price (GA) amendment Failed by recorded vote: 165 - 257 (Roll no. 364).
Don't these Republicans have better things to do with their time than to play games? People are out of work, two wars are going on, foreclosures are at an all time high, and the Republicans have nothing better to do than to act like complete fools and waste time and money.
