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dutch777

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27. Sadly, you may be all too correct. I do think Dems learned from what happened to Obama...

Reply to Chainfire (Reply #21)

Fri Jan 29, 2021, 03:55 AM

Jan 2021

...but we have less wiggle room now. At least based on what I heard Schumer say in his interview with Rachel Maddox a couple days ago, he's ready to play hardball. The Repubs are now even more slimy than they were in the Obama years so it will be necessary. And even the one vote advantage in the Senate assumes that independent minded folks like Manchin will stick with the rest of the Dems, not assured in some issues. We could get lucky and get Romney or some Repub to join some Dem initiatives, but doubt that will be a regular occurrence.

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The New York Times Has Tied Itself Into Knots With This One [View all] mcar Jan 2021 OP

Four things can happen: Chainfire Jan 2021 #1

I agree mcar Jan 2021 #2

Your points taken but Exec Orders have severe limitations...real change takes legislation... dutch777 Jan 2021 #4

What are those limitations? TheRickles Jan 2021 #5

As I understand it, the next president can overturn all the preceding presidents EO's. Fla Dem Jan 2021 #7

That's what Biden is doing right now wryter2000 Jan 2021 #15

It's fairly simple, really. malthaussen Jan 2021 #13

Got it (I think). Thanks! TheRickles Jan 2021 #16

True, but! Perhaps we will slay them in the 2022 House elections as per a lot of media, a number.... machoneman Jan 2021 #6

That's exactly what I'm thinking. In 2022 we make the xo's law judesedit Jan 2021 #19

"Working with Republicans" translates to they get their way and we are to sit back and take it. Chainfire Jan 2021 #21

Sadly, you may be all too correct. I do think Dems learned from what happened to Obama... dutch777 Jan 2021 #27

It's a measure of the grave need for a great deal of executive action that Hortensis Jan 2021 #3

What's keeping the Senate from organizing and placing Dems in the Committee Chairs. Fla Dem Jan 2021 #8

??? mcar Jan 2021 #10

It's been fixed now wryter2000 Jan 2021 #17

Have they approved the power sharing agreement? LTG Jan 2021 #22

All I know wryter2000 Jan 2021 #28

I read this opinion piece and called the writers idiots. Lonestarblue Jan 2021 #9

I will never understand the NYT's devotion mcar Jan 2021 #11

Executive Orders serve another purpose: they let voters know what is possible Auggie Jan 2021 #12

Only Charlie Pierce wryter2000 Jan 2021 #14

Yes! That's why he's so great. TheRickles Jan 2021 #18

Right? mcar Jan 2021 #25

Thank you, Charlie Pierce. Paladin Jan 2021 #20

The times has destroyed whatever credibility it had left this week Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #23

So disappointing mcar Jan 2021 #26

Meh, it's a Centrist take. maxsolomon Jan 2021 #24