Washington Post seems to think GOP Senate takeover all but certain

[3rdwaydem]

I am still holding out hope - we need to get everyone out to vote on our side.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/10/20/if-democrats-lose-the-senate-it-wont-be-because-of-black-people/

[Nye Bevan]

1. Anyone regretting pushing to end the filibuster? (nt)

[librechik]

2. the Dems don't use the filibuster. So, no. n/t

[former9thward]

7. They used it many times during the Bush administration.

They used it 38 times on his judicial nominations.

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/11/charts-explain-why-democrats-went-nuclear-filibuster

[librechik]

9. good for them. Opposed to the hundreds and hundreds of GOP filibusters

I think "don't use" is fair. Not that they should have filibustered. We need a new way to conduct business that isn't rooted in Southern slavery and aristocracy.

[n2doc]

15. Only regret they didn't end all of it n/t

[earthside]

17. That's right.

And if the Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate, they will do what Harry Reid didn't have the guts to do -- end the filibuster as it is now practiced.

Image how many pieces of progressive legislation would have passed the Senate if not for Republican filibusters.

Of course, if the Republicans are in charge, every bill that passes the House will pass the Senate with 51+ votes and be sent to Pres. Obama for his veto.

Then it will be the Tea Party-Republicans screaming about "the President's obstructionism." Since the Republicans have no shame, the hypocrisy won't phase them one bit.

Frankly, if the Senate Democrats had enacted real filibuster reform in January 2013, they might not be in so much difficulty now.

[n2doc]

18. The ones I am more upset about are the judges and administration positions

We would have a Surgeon General if those blocking rules had been eliminated. The huge backlog of Judges would have been dealt with by now. The 'elimination' of the filibuster only cut out one tactic, while leaving many other delaying/obstructing tactics in place.

[still_one]

3. People are idiots, and obviously learned nothing from the bush years

[3rdwaydem]

5. Yes, how could they forget and yet none of the GOP Senate...

Candidates are offering anything other than the failed Bush formula.

[elleng]

4. WaPo THINKS???

[CJCRANE]

6. If you think Congress has a low approval rating now

just wait til the buyer's remorse kicks in after the elections (if the WP prediction comes true).

[6000eliot]

8. This is the same person posting negative stuff about Obama in another thread.

Be forewarned.

[JustAnotherGen]

12. Let's take it to another step

Poster is posting a lie in another thread.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025690429

And elleng posted a rebuttal.


Let's go find the rebuttal for this and maybe someone will have MIRT take a look at the very new 'DU Oper'.

[brucefan]

13. Yea.I Wonder

Anytime I see 3rd way

[riqster]

10. GOTV!

[Lochloosa]

11. And which side would that be?

[n2doc]

14. Wishcasting n/t

[Rex]

16. Of course they do, they get paid by the same people as the GOP.

It is sad that they have an agenda to help the GOP, but all M$M does that...they all report to the same paymaster.

[MineralMan]

19. Actually the Washington Post thinks nothing of the sort.

The article you linked to is from their open blog area. It doesn't expresses the opinion of the Washington Post. Rather it reflects the opinion of the blogger who wrote this nonsense.

It's good to know what you're reading and what its source is. It appears that you know neither.