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4. that's simply not true

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 02:46 AM

Nov 2013

unlike the Republicans, they may not have filibustered EVERY thing, but they did so much of it that many Conservative pundits were arguing for the nuclear option. http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/11/21/flashback-when-conservatives-decried-filibuster/197001

wiki lists 28 judicial appointments that were stalled when the Bushler was in office. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_judicial_appointment_controversies#List_of_stalled.2C_blocked_or_filibustered_nominees

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'Guts' has nothing to do with it, elleng Nov 2013 #1

Exactly madokie Nov 2013 #10

Slapping the left cheek while kissing the right. JimDandy Nov 2013 #2

per the graph, clinton had 9 on him, bush had 7 seabeyond Nov 2013 #3

that's simply not true hfojvt Nov 2013 #4

Exactly right. It only works for them. grahamhgreen Nov 2013 #5

There's no downside for us--not that I can see. Laelth Nov 2013 #11