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jwirr

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22. Born in 1941. Remember - back then we did not have to have 60 votes to even get a bill on the

Reply to Le Taz Hot (Reply #21)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 12:45 PM

Sep 2014

floor for a vote. And the filibuster was a whole different ball of wax. And it was still hard to get those issues enacted. The best of Democratic congress persons today can usually only stand up and tell it like it is. If we do not change the makeup of Congress in 2014 we are going to be lucky if we ever get to vote again due to voter obstruction. They will find a way of stopping all of us.

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Attorney General Holder to resign [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 OP

I am so saddened to hear this. I really admired him. 3rdwaydem Sep 2014 #1

I'd rejoice Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #2

^^^This^^^ 99Forever Sep 2014 #9

What other kind of appointee can he get through the nomination process? jwirr Sep 2014 #12

The status quo has brought us to the point that nominees must be Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #14

I agree entirely. I just do not blame Obama. jwirr Sep 2014 #15

Why not? Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #17

I was not talking about Holder I was talking about the obstruction of nominees that happens all the jwirr Sep 2014 #19

And I'm old enough to remember when Democratic LEADERS Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #21

Born in 1941. Remember - back then we did not have to have 60 votes to even get a bill on the jwirr Sep 2014 #22

Well put GummyBearz Sep 2014 #18

Surprising. I wonder why. cali Sep 2014 #3

And gun nuts across the country have a massive collective orgasm. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #4

NPR's piece broke first, and I suspect it will prove to be as good as everything following it Brother Buzz Sep 2014 #5

I suspect it's reality - 3 high school/college aged kids & only 2 years TBF Sep 2014 #6

that's not the reason. cali Sep 2014 #10

Wow - had no idea he was that well off. TBF Sep 2014 #13

Interesting. Terra Alta Sep 2014 #7

I think he wanted to leave at the end of the first term frazzled Sep 2014 #8

Well, he's earned it after prosecuting all those crooked bankers and war criminals tularetom Sep 2014 #11

Best wishes from a friend of Don Siegelman! Octafish Sep 2014 #16

Good riddance (nt) bigwillq Sep 2014 #20

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