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erronis

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4. They understood way back in the 1980s/90s that they couldn't hold onto the congress

Reply to prodigitalson (Original post)

Sun May 30, 2021, 03:38 PM

May 2021

so they decided which pieces they would obstruct then, and which pieces now.

This is nothing about governing. It is about playing a deadly game of checkers with an opponent who can/will throw the pieces off the board if they are losing.

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If the Democrats in the Senate don't change the filibuster rule [View all] prodigitalson May 2021 OP

Why didn't they do it when they owned the House, Senate, and White House? JustABozoOnThisBus May 2021 #1

They knew they were gonna lose it Fullduplexxx May 2021 #2

Because they don't govern, they just obfuscate Bev54 May 2021 #3

Well, the only thing that seems to be on the agenda was tax cuts and judicial nominations In It to Win It May 2021 #5

They understood way back in the 1980s/90s that they couldn't hold onto the congress erronis May 2021 #4

100% nt doc03 May 2021 #6

There appear to be enough Senators of both parties Locutusofborg May 2021 #7