Anthony Weiner: more like that, please | Michael Tomasky

Last night the House of Representatives was debating a bill to spend about $7 billion on healthcare monitoring for rescue workers and residents involved in 9-11 health fallout in lower Manhattan. The Democrats brought it to the floor under a rule requiring a two-thirds majority, because that same rule also prevents the addition of "mischief" amendments from the minority, which the Republicans were planning on adding, evidently excluding undocumented immigrants, thus forcing a tough vote that ...