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MFrohike

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10. Heh

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 09:29 PM

Jan 2015

Not a bad move for them. Vote for it and you've covered your ass. If the president vetoes it, you can say, "well, I did my best." If he doesn't, the heat is on him. Without commenting on the issue, I do have to sort of admire the brazen, and shameless, calculation that went into this.

If they only got 9 to pass it, it's quite unlikely they'd get the 14 they need to override a veto. Everything's on Obama now. He has to veto it or he's going to really, really hate the next two years. Right now, they hate him, but I figure they're wary of him. If he fails to veto it, kiss that wariness goodbye.

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