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karadax

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3. Republicans are crying / tossing out numbers about how many they haven't blocked.

Reply to karadax (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 02:31 PM

Nov 2013

If you go through the link it'll demonstrate that they have indeed blocked more of the Presidents nominees than any other president beforehand. The rate of successful appointments started high and has been going down since Reagan.

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Continuing the "tit for tat" in the Senate. [View all] karadax Nov 2013 OP

and? CatWoman Nov 2013 #1

GOP has blocked almost as many of Obama's nominees as have been blocked for ALL prior Presidents. JoePhilly Nov 2013 #2

Republicans are crying / tossing out numbers about how many they haven't blocked. karadax Nov 2013 #3

Volokh is a conservative site, and ProSense Nov 2013 #4

thanks for the " concern" leftyohiolib Nov 2013 #5

You really really are doing it wrong. Google dkf for some pointers. Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #6

It's sad when they don't even try for 100 posts anymore. nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #9

They figured out troll hunters are pretty good so they better use sock puppet quickly Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #12

Whose tit and who's Tat? annabanana Nov 2013 #7

Break me off a piece of that TitTat Bar. HappyMe Nov 2013 #11

hee annabanana Nov 2013 #13

You Better Believe It! nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #8

You know the right wing's especially butthurt today. backscatter712 Nov 2013 #10