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CrispyQ

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7. They want to crash the country & blame it on the black president.

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 01:11 PM

Oct 2013

And the media & pundits will play along. "The prez should have negotiated. This is equally his fault." And ten days later, it will somehow be a total repub victory, with all the blame lying at the dems feet.

If we even had true news media, with real journalists, we might have a chance. As it is, we are fucked. I throw up in my mouth a little every time I see Wolf Blitzer.

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Senate Republicans just filibustered a debt limit hike. [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2013 OP

I know I watched it too. Crewleader Oct 2013 #1

I know sakabatou Oct 2013 #2

Maybe Michelle Bachman was right. Stonepounder Oct 2013 #14

+1 LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #52

They're turning the Consitution into a suicide pact. Cyrano Oct 2013 #3

What do we do? Lay down and die? R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2013 #13

Agreed, it's a constitutional crisis either way DireStrike Oct 2013 #17

agreed, in addition to possible provisions about drinking while voting zazen Oct 2013 #39

Challenge to constitutionality of a debt limit, I suspect. n/t Gore1FL Oct 2013 #43

You fucking idiots, what in the hell is wrong with you gopiscrap Oct 2013 #4

Geez, I hate the Senate's cloture rule. pinto Oct 2013 #5

Nuke it, Reid. Time to take away the Republican toys. Now. Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #11

It should have been done a long time ago! world wide wally Oct 2013 #21

Can he do it now? If he's been waiting for an extreme situation to change it, he's got it. landolfi Oct 2013 #29

I believe it can only be done at the beginning of MythosMaster Oct 2013 #54

In this case, if the Republicans aren't following the rule (which they aren't) Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #56

The Tea Party has them all by the balls! kentuck Oct 2013 #6

They want to crash the country & blame it on the black president. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #7

Just think how Wolf would look watoos Oct 2013 #9

In my best Wolf voice, CrispyQ Oct 2013 #10

actually.... renegade000 Oct 2013 #18

rofl CrispyQ Oct 2013 #25

Then in 6 wks we'd get to do it all again if the repugs had their way. n/t woodsprite Oct 2013 #24

That would have been a vote to remove default from election-year politics bhikkhu Oct 2013 #8

I'm stunned that republicans would behave in such an ignorant, anti-democratic manner. Zorra Oct 2013 #12

Oh, Damn them all to Hell! stage left Oct 2013 #15

Welcome to DU, stage ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #23

Thanks for the welcome, screamingmeemie stage left Oct 2013 #34

That can be rough. I'm in Texas. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #38

Thanks stage left Oct 2013 #48

Unfuckingbelievable. grantcart Oct 2013 #16

Keep it up, knuckleheads. Your approval rating just inched into negative territory. AtomicKitten Oct 2013 #19

I guess the poll didnt have that much affect on them DearAbby Oct 2013 #20

Excellent point. ffr Oct 2013 #28

And the senate gopers are still trying to dismantle Obamacare Iliyah Oct 2013 #22

Can we now do away with the running meme that this is all just the Teapublicans' fault? BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #26

Of course. What would OBL do? Exactly! ffr Oct 2013 #27

see what I mean? These assholes are traitors to the American people Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #30

Unless Republicans get a handout Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #31

Gosh, Harry, maybe you should have blown up the filibuster, ya think? grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #32

How's that filibuster fix working for ya, Harry? mountain grammy Oct 2013 #33

GOP have no souls benld74 Oct 2013 #35

can we kill the fllbuster NOW??? pansypoo53219 Oct 2013 #36

I look for it to happen! B Calm Oct 2013 #46

Sigh... AndrewRN Oct 2013 #37

Welcome to DU WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #42

Okay, so... Senate Banana Republicans are okay with passing a clean CR, cui bono Oct 2013 #40

Even if the Republicans manage to extort something, dont they realize rhett o rick Oct 2013 #41

the teapers want default. anarchists. spanone Oct 2013 #44

What the fuck happened to Reid's filibuster "agreement"? Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #45

Harry Reid happened to it. nt Zorra Oct 2013 #49

Bingo. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #50

I'm really afraid the GOP actually has the upper hand. Kablooie Oct 2013 #47

It'll get to the point where the Dems will have no choice BUT to relent Blaukraut Oct 2013 #51

That cannot happen, the outcome can only be to be sliced and diced apart over and over in hostage TheKentuckian Oct 2013 #58

Enter the Supreme Court....nt barnabas63 Oct 2013 #53

Pay the ransom now, pay again in 6 weeks Southside Oct 2013 #55

A British Company on Ebay told me that their lawyer advised them to glinda Oct 2013 #57