Post by discoberry on Jul 28, 2011 16:02:12 GMT -5
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/the-gops-debt-ceiling-movie-night--the-town-really/2011/07/27/gIQAWPTDdI_blog.html
If you haven't seen the town there is a clip on the link.
In all the debt-related shenanigans, one feature of last night's meeting of the caucus has not been sufficiently noted.
The Post reported:
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the party’s vote counter, began his talk by showing a clip from the movie, “The Town”, trying to forge a sense of unity among the independent-minded caucus.
One character asks his friend: “I need your help. I can’t tell you what it is. You can never ask me about it later.”
“Whose car are we gonna take,” the character says.
After showing the clip, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), one of the most outspoken critics of leadership among the 87 freshmen, stood up to speak, according to GOP aides.
“I’m ready to drive the car,” West replied, surprising many Republicans by giving his full -throated support for the plan.
The first six times I read this, I could have sworn it was from the Onion. I am still not entirely sure that it isn’t.
The Post reported:
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the party’s vote counter, began his talk by showing a clip from the movie, “The Town”, trying to forge a sense of unity among the independent-minded caucus.
One character asks his friend: “I need your help. I can’t tell you what it is. You can never ask me about it later.”
“Whose car are we gonna take,” the character says.
After showing the clip, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), one of the most outspoken critics of leadership among the 87 freshmen, stood up to speak, according to GOP aides.
“I’m ready to drive the car,” West replied, surprising many Republicans by giving his full -throated support for the plan.
The first six times I read this, I could have sworn it was from the Onion. I am still not entirely sure that it isn’t.
If you haven't seen the town there is a clip on the link.
