Democrats: Take The Debt Clock Out of Congress

Posted By Alex Pappas On 7:26 PM 02/26/2013 @ 7:26 PM In DC Exclusives - Blurb,Politics,Uncategorized | No Comments

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Some members of Congress apparently don’t like to be reminded about how much debt the country continues to rack up.

During a House Financial Services Committee hearing Tuesday on the budget, two Democrats complained after House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling instructed that two monitors in the hearing room display a real-time running national debt clock.

California Rep. Maxine Waters and Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison both issued complaints about the displays, according to video of the hearing.

“Clearly it is a political prop designed to message ideologically,” Ellison said.

Waters asked that the debt clock not be on display whenever Democrats spoke, Hensarling said during the hearing.

“At the request of the ranking member, the national debt clock will not be put on the screens during Democratic time,” said Hensarling, a Texas Republican.

Wow. They swallowed the GOP bait hook, line and sinker.

Yeah, it's not very smart politics. Gives the impression that the Democrats are responsible for the debt burden, which is of course true to a large extent, but it would be smarter to try and shift the blame to Bush 43 and Reagan.

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Yeah, it's not very smart politics. Gives the impression that the Democrats are responsible for the debt burden, which is of course true to a large extent, but it would be smarter to try and shift the blame to Bush 43 and Reagan.

Originally posted by sasquatch672
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Some members of Congress apparently don’t like to be reminded about how much debt the country continues to rack up.

During a House Financial Services Committee hearing Tuesday on the budget, two Democrats comp ...[text shortened]... ock will not be put on the screens during Democratic time,” said Hensarling, a Texas Republican.

Originally posted by sasquatch672
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Some members of Congress apparently don’t like to be reminded about how much debt the country continues to rack up.

During a House Financial Services Committee hearing Tuesday on the budget, two Democrats comp ...[text shortened]... ock will not be put on the screens during Democratic time,” said Hensarling, a Texas Republican.

Originally posted by johnnylongwoody
Alternatively, the Democrats could play videos of
GOP members giving bad speeches with the word RAPE in them.


Lots of GOP members have messed up badly when mentioning rape.

Originally posted by bill718
Wow....that's front page news! I'm sure it will make all the difference in the world. Next thing you know those dirty old Liberals will insist our lawmakers do some work, rather than watch the clock!😠