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n2doc

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18. The ones I am more upset about are the judges and administration positions

Reply to earthside (Reply #17)

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 11:12 AM

Oct 2014

We would have a Surgeon General if those blocking rules had been eliminated. The huge backlog of Judges would have been dealt with by now. The 'elimination' of the filibuster only cut out one tactic, while leaving many other delaying/obstructing tactics in place.

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Washington Post seems to think GOP Senate takeover all but certain [View all] 3rdwaydem Oct 2014 OP

Anyone regretting pushing to end the filibuster? (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #1

the Dems don't use the filibuster. So, no. n/t librechik Oct 2014 #2

They used it many times during the Bush administration. former9thward Oct 2014 #7

good for them. Opposed to the hundreds and hundreds of GOP filibusters librechik Oct 2014 #9

Only regret they didn't end all of it n/t n2doc Oct 2014 #15

That's right. earthside Oct 2014 #17

The ones I am more upset about are the judges and administration positions n2doc Oct 2014 #18

People are idiots, and obviously learned nothing from the bush years still_one Oct 2014 #3

Yes, how could they forget and yet none of the GOP Senate... 3rdwaydem Oct 2014 #5

WaPo THINKS??? elleng Oct 2014 #4

If you think Congress has a low approval rating now CJCRANE Oct 2014 #6

This is the same person posting negative stuff about Obama in another thread. 6000eliot Oct 2014 #8

Let's take it to another step JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #12

Yea.I Wonder brucefan Oct 2014 #13

GOTV! riqster Oct 2014 #10

And which side would that be? Lochloosa Oct 2014 #11

Wishcasting n/t n2doc Oct 2014 #14

Of course they do, they get paid by the same people as the GOP. Rex Oct 2014 #16

Actually the Washington Post thinks nothing of the sort. MineralMan Oct 2014 #19