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SwampG8r

(10,287 posts)
11. i would watch cspan
Fri May 11, 2012, 11:51 PM
May 2012

24/7 if thos elittle twerps had to actually get up there and bloviate for.....ha ha yeah for how long there senator?
get talking buddy

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No. He expects the Senate to stay with a Democratic majority, but ... Tx4obama May 2012 #1
will they finally have to actually SwampG8r May 2012 #3
We probably won't hear any details until closer to the end of the year n/t Tx4obama May 2012 #6
i would watch cspan SwampG8r May 2012 #11
And I think that all the Senators should have to sit at their desks in the Senate chamber when ... Tx4obama May 2012 #12
agreed SwampG8r May 2012 #14
Eh? napoleon_in_rags May 2012 #2
Reid isn't planning on changing the rules until January 2013, the first day of the new session Tx4obama May 2012 #7
A statistical look at who uses the filibuster most would be enlightening. napoleon_in_rags May 2012 #15
He's a fool. MrSlayer May 2012 #4
i agree SwampG8r May 2012 #5
I believe the last time he was able to change the rules, and didn't, was Jan 2011. BlueCaliDem May 2012 #8
It does matter even without the House. Tx4obama May 2012 #9
so he's going to engineer a rule that will allow us to overcome the filibuster? bigtree May 2012 #10
It's a rule that would go into effect in the next Congress. Marr May 2012 #16
I only question those who make broadside attacks against the Democratic party bigtree May 2012 #21
we will have a majority in the Senate but MannyGoldstein May 2012 #13
Unless of course, we get a majority of the Third Way democrats... white_wolf May 2012 #17
...who will say that it's not "bipartisan" to change the rules Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #18
Funny how the GOP was able to ram through legislation during the Dubya years StitchesforSnitches May 2012 #19
That was because Blue Dogs and others often supported it ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #20
Agree those 'Other' Dems StitchesforSnitches May 2012 #22
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