House GOP Walks Off Floor Over FISA Bill

The House GOP showed a little spine today by walking off the floor to protest the decision by Nancy Pelosi to allow the FISA law to expire rather than vote on the new bill that has already passed the Senate. Rep. Eric Cantor described the scene on his blog:

House Republicans have walked out to protest the Democrats’ refusal to consider senate-passed FISA legislation that would enable America’s intelligence agencies to effectively monitor terrorists who are plotting to attack. While Democrats can’t find time for that, they did find time to debate the merits of specific individuals on the Administration staff. This is an outrage - our first duty is to protect America. Democrats refuse to take that seriously.

And here's the YouTube of Minority Leader John Boehner's statement. Be sure and listen for the juvenile taunts coming from the Democrats:

The president has refused to sign another extension of the current law when a perfectly acceptable bill has passed the Senate and is ready for House action. Pelosi stated that if something terrible happens because the FISA bill has expired, it will be Bush's fault.

The Democrats don't want the legislation at all, and really don't want the telecom companies to be granted immunity from lawsuits for cooperating with government investigations.

Democrats only want civil rights for terrorists.