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In reply to the discussion: Speaker Pelosi: "Make no mistake, we know exactly what path we're on" [View all]Captain Zero
(8,813 posts)38. She has multiple paths
Depending on how obstinate McConnell and Trump want to be. She is not going to lay those out to us for our approval when she may not even use any but one, And then reveal all her contingencies to them? Just so we can approve ? That would have the right wing noise machine in a dither but be too distracting for morans to possibly see any of the corruption.
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Speaker Pelosi: "Make no mistake, we know exactly what path we're on" [View all]
StarfishSaver
Jan 2020
OP
The point is, look where it's gotten us to...imposing term limits couldn't make things any worse!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#32
Oh reeeeeeeally. "Couldn't make things worse" is what a shocking number of people said about Trump
Hekate
Jan 2020
#50
Yep! Those special interest groups and lobbyists have been around awhile.
LiberalFighter
Jan 2020
#66
And needless to say they love greeting a perpetual class of freshman legislators...
Hekate
Jan 2020
#69
I say four terms is a reasonable limit for the House, and two terms for the Senate
Goodheart
Jan 2020
#61
The consolidated and concentrated power of the executive branch makes term limits
StarfishSaver
Jan 2020
#30
And power limits during the term need to be brought back, beefed up, and ENFORCED.
lagomorph777
Jan 2020
#58
That's pretty insulting to the intellect and ambition of any newly elected congressperson.
Goodheart
Jan 2020
#62
That may be true of your job, but I've never had a job I completely mastered in a few months
StarfishSaver
Jan 2020
#68
I came home after my first week of kindergarten and announced I needed no more schooling
StarfishSaver
Jan 2020
#73
Don't worry, the lobbyists will show them the ropes. Then, when their term limits out,
NBachers
Jan 2020
#59
In in ad he says "We need term limits -- because Congress shouldn't be a lifetime appointment"
LiberalFighter
Jan 2020
#40
Actually, it's nothing like a husband telling his wife not to worry her pretty head
StarfishSaver
Jan 2020
#26
And there is a difference with a husband telling his wife vs. the Speaker.
LiberalFighter
Jan 2020
#41
Joe Crowley just said "The Speaker knew every single rule available to her from the beginning"
StarfishSaver
Jan 2020
#43
Well, you've always had a lot of confidence in her. And so far, I must admit,
PatrickforO
Jan 2020
#34
