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madokie

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61. Changing the filibuster rules

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 07:32 AM

Oct 2014

would be like cutting off your nose to spite your face. The problem is the republiCON party abuse the system and have no qualms with doing that. Democrats not so much.
Do away with the filibuster and the next time we have a puke majority we will end up with just the shell of a democracy. We have a tad more than that at the moment
Democrats are about governing, republiCONs are about winning, no matter what it takes. Too many people have dropped out of the election process to have a healthy democracy anymore and thats what the photo id's and shit like that is designed for, to discourage people from voting. Its much easier to control a small percentage of the people than it is the masses. Too many of the people who do vote are single issue voters, God, Guns, Gays and Abortion is what the republiCONs use to win with. Those people will get up and go vote no matter what and because they make up a large percentage of the voting public they skew the results.
Anyone who says the two parties are just alike are NOT paying attention.

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REPOST: I'm curious...who here thinks they or anyone else, could have accomplished more than PBO [View all] Old and In the Way Oct 2014 OP

Well, if he had done nothing, the Bush tax cuts would have expired..... and we'd be out of Iraq, but grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #1

OK, I get it...that'a negative, but Old and In the Way Oct 2014 #2

fdr. harry truman. i could go on. this is a provocative question. roguevalley Oct 2014 #48

Yes. And so would've bunch of other ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #35

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Best President Ever. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #13

that about says it all, yep. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #15

Um, no. nt cwydro Oct 2014 #18

Blarg Yah. nt LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #19

Are you serious? 840high Oct 2014 #26

Very. And more than I think so as well. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #27

Yes, and he was too good for this country. We do not deserve a great president like this guy. Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2014 #33

yes they are serious Skittles Oct 2014 #36

"hopefully it won't get locked for supporting a Democratic President" JHB Oct 2014 #16

Me. PBO had repukes on their heels when elected and instead of pushing he caved on point Oct 2014 #17

He should have rammed more humbled_opinion Oct 2014 #21

No such thing as "rammed through" when there was the filibuster. Do you know it only takes ONE Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2014 #34

Not true, there was a way to ram some things through in 2009/2010. eomer Oct 2014 #41

Exactly Correct...... humbled_opinion Oct 2014 #52

I stand correct. Harry Reid could have done reconciliation. That's HIS fault. Why didn't HE? Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2014 #54

He never had complete control as you claim madokie Oct 2014 #57

My standard response tonight rufus dog Oct 2014 #22

I wouldn't have tried so hard to work with the GOP, he tried and tried. Rex Oct 2014 #23

Anyone who's dealt with schoolyard bullies knows MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #30

It's not really his accomplishments. Obama's problem is that he doesn't sell his accomplishments and craigmatic Oct 2014 #24

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Someone with a different skin color. Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2014 #32

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Reheated bullshit is the best kind isn't it? Union Scribe Oct 2014 #38

THANK YOU Skittles Oct 2014 #39

President Obama and the Democratic leadership of Congress could have done more, working together. eomer Oct 2014 #40

He never had a majority in the Senate madokie Oct 2014 #59

That's true only if Democrats go along with it. eomer Oct 2014 #60

Changing the filibuster rules madokie Oct 2014 #61

I'm talking about the budget reconciliation process, not about changing any rules. eomer Oct 2014 #62

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no you're not curious. you're playing silly little games. this is nothing but cali Oct 2014 #43

' ...so hopefully it won't get locked for supporting a Democratic President.' KG Oct 2014 #44

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Or Zombie FDR. JoePhilly Oct 2014 #46

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i would have without a doubt accomplished more good, humane ends... TheVisitor Oct 2014 #56