2011-08-03 20:22:20 UTC
The Republicans were upset at all the attention Rep. Giffords was getting on this historic occasion. Seeing that the press was mobbing her, Tea Party stalwarts said, "Great. We need this like a hole in the head."
Rep. Giffords' husband was with her and drove her to the Capitol, but was so excited he briefly got lost. "God," she said, "you're such a space cadet."
A large group of liberal Democrats and Tea Party Republicans was hopeful that Giffords could be persuaded to vote "no," each for opposing reasons. They all asked Giffords if they could try to persuade her to change her mind. She said, "Take a shot."
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