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FBaggins

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1. Wishful thinking I'm afraid

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Wed Sep 8, 2021, 10:24 AM

Sep 2021

There could very well be two republicans in the senate who would vote for a particular bill, but there aren't any who will vote to go around a filibuster in order to do it (particularly when there are two Democrats voting the other way).

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Manchin and Sinema may be scared of President Joe's Bipartisan push on Infrastructure [View all] Tommymac Sep 2021 OP

Wishful thinking I'm afraid FBaggins Sep 2021 #1

The reconciliation Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #6

Reconciliation IS "getting around a filibuster" FBaggins Sep 2021 #7

The reconciliation bill will not get two Republican votes IMHO. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #2

Hi, Tommymac! What does "the horse may sing" mean? littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #3

Apocryphal Fable Tommymac Sep 2021 #5

Ha!! Thanks for sharing this. littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #9

Thank so much!! Tommymac Sep 2021 #16

Teabagger Toomey will never do it BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #4

I am curious to see what mittens will do. 2naSalit Sep 2021 #8

I don't think he'll go along with this BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #10

And that's a good argument for why he wouldn't... 2naSalit Sep 2021 #11

Since that list of Rs was just showing those who voted for conviction BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #13

Any 2 Rethug senators are not same, but Sneederbunk Sep 2021 #12

Awfully tired of hearing about Joe Manchin's latest flop sweat Blue Owl Sep 2021 #14

I am inclined to agree with the OP DFW Sep 2021 #15

Yes. This is the kind of pressure to put on Joe & K - make them irrelevant and their egos will sing. Tommymac Sep 2021 #17

Manchin and Sinema will vote for it Buckeyeblue Sep 2021 #18

Unfortunately, three of them come from oil or coal states. hedda_foil Sep 2021 #19

I agree it will be difficult...I think Toomey could be swayed. Tommymac Sep 2021 #20

Collins owes us one for Kavanaugh n/t Blaukraut Sep 2021 #21

I'm concerned she will forget that fact. Tommymac Sep 2021 #22

I hope so... Wounded Bear Sep 2021 #23