Pelosi forces vote on Deficit Commission recommendations

by Gaius Publius on 7/02/2010 08:24:00 PM

For those of you who may be laboring under the illusion that the whole entire political establishment is NOT going to savage Social Security under the protection of a Democratic president, Nancy Pelosi just proved you wrong.

On Thursday, the House took up the War Supplemental bill. Keep in mind that every vote in the House includes a vote on the Rule — this is the meta-bill that lays on top of the real bill and controls how debate is conducted — for example, how much time is allocated, what amendments are allowed — and also what happens if the underlying bill passes.