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By Pejman Yousefzadeh Posted in David Obey | Democrats | Earmarxists | Shakedowns | The Mafia Come To Congress — Comments (0) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

David Obey is the powerful Chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. His behavior is quite in keeping with what one might hope for and expect in a leader with such tremendous responsibilities resting on his shoulders.

Kidding!

House Appropriations Chairman Dave Obey (D-Wis.) said Friday he canceled meetings with a New Orleans delegation because a Louisiana lawmaker had defied party leadership on a procedural vote the night before.

And he's warning others who do the same thing that they'll get the same treatment.

"When people are consistently hitting the red button on procedural votes, that gets to me," Obey said in an interview.

"I announced yesterday in caucus that anybody who wants to routinely vote against the leadership on procedural grounds, don't ask me to see their visiting firemen when they're in town."

Via Brandon Arnold. Obey eventually held the meeting, but he had to make sure that he got the temper tantrum out of the way. I wonder what it was that the "New Orleans delegation" wanted, anyway. If it had anything to do with post-Katrina relief, Obey's tantrum may well look especially childish.