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Cha

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9. I said they were begging for this.. I just thought it was because

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 08:11 PM

Nov 2013

how mean spirited they are. They think just because they've got this big GOPropaganda Machine/AKA/US Corporatemedia blaring anti-Dem 24/7 that everything is coming up roses for them in 2014. Boy do we have our GOTV 2014 job cut out for us!

So Harry would have considered all of this when he decided to do it.. and President Obama's on board..

thanks for your analysis, grant~

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Don't be fooled the Republicans absolutely wanted the Dems to side step filibuster. [View all] grantcart Nov 2013 OP

All I hear on the news is about this being a power grab by the dems. mucifer Nov 2013 #1

Don't listen. I hated it in 2002 when I banned it Cha Nov 2013 #5

Norm Ornstein agrees with your analysis Gothmog Nov 2013 #2

interesting grantcart Nov 2013 #4

+1 Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #7

if dems would give people something worth voting for they would win. repub lite is not it nt msongs Nov 2013 #3

Problem for them is that they won't even have a majority in 2016. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #6

After watching politics for the past ten years... randome Nov 2013 #8

I said they were begging for this.. I just thought it was because Cha Nov 2013 #9

I seem to recall that a month ago the Republican Party had disintegrated over the shutdown ... Scuba Nov 2013 #10

If they would take the Senate in 2014 they would change the rules anyway, wouldn't they? n/t doc03 Nov 2013 #11

McConnell had made it clear he would eliminate ALL filibusters if the GOP takes the majority. Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #12

So I don't see any downside for the Democrats doing it if the Rethugs would doc03 Nov 2013 #18

If the Rethugs gain the majority the pressure has to be on exposing their hypocrisy riderinthestorm Nov 2013 #13

this makes the most sense of what I've read... magical thyme Nov 2013 #14

Republicans didn't need the Democrats to do this for them, truebluegreen Nov 2013 #15

It may be worth it either way quaker bill Nov 2013 #16

Republicans have been wrong about everything for around a decade now Generic Brad Nov 2013 #17