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cthulu2016

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2. No. Dick Durbin is a defacto WH spokesman

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 11:29 AM

Nov 2012

This has been Durbin's job for years, and it is a necessary job. I am not knocking it.

Durbin acts as liaison between the WH and Senate liberals.

Most senators do not have the role of WH liaison in the Senate. Durbin does.

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Durbin is only doing his Job [View all] cthulu2016 Nov 2012 OP

Obviously that must be his position also. There have always been Senators and Representatives in still_one Nov 2012 #1

No. Dick Durbin is a defacto WH spokesman cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #2

Accepting that, why would there be a reason to put social security and medicare in the negotiating still_one Nov 2012 #5

At some point I have to figure the President supports it for cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #6

agreed, but unless the Democratic party fights that, they will lose me still_one Nov 2012 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #3

The hell with the details, we shouldn't be focused on deficit reduction at all right now. PETRUS Nov 2012 #4

Yup, the canary in the coalmine. And the tension target. MotherPetrie Nov 2012 #7

sool' dick is parroting repub negotiating points. way to dickie poo nbt msongs Nov 2012 #9

Obama needs a 'liaison with senate liberals?' leftstreet Nov 2012 #10