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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:25 AM Original message |
GOP Senators Call For NEW 75-80 VOTE SUPERFILIBUSTER Standard On Health Reform |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wasn't something about a "superfilibuster" on the Daily Show recently? |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. I don't recall, maybe others might know. I do remember a Daily July episode where they discuss |
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wysimdnwyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #27 |
73. Sounds like they have it figured out |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. Note to Republicans: |
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DarthDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. 80 Votes Is Actually Just Barely . . . |
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hewitt (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. All I can say is.... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
35. Oh, they realize they lost and they are doing the best they can wiht the hand they were dealt. I |
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crickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
65. Money changes everything. -nt |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
5. Fuck them all in the left ear. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Also the right ear and every other penetrable orifice, including the nostrils. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
78. Eww. I doubt you'd find many volunteers |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
6. in a related story, the Arizona Cardinals have petitioned the NFL to count each of their touchdowns |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. LOL.Right on! |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
7. Bwhahaha, idiots.. |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
56. If this were a Dictatorship it would be a whole lot easier.... N/T |
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Steerpike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. Apparently |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
37. Please see Reply #35. lWhat were we all thinking? But the real question is, whatt are we going to |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. So that would mean absolutely nothing would |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
11. My isn't that nice. Well of course they do. There's one teensy little problem here. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
79. Speaking of basement... |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
12. You lost Hatch .... get over it. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
42. I'm sure that protection's already in the bill. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
43. I'm sure that protection's already in the bill. |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
13. Orrin, Orrin, Orrin |
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DarthDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. LOL |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
14. I can smell their fear. nt |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
31. They think it'll hurt Obama if he can't call a health care bill "bipartisan". |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
52. Obama is playing chess |
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tj2001 (685 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
15. NEXT HEADLINE: White House agrees new filibuster limit will ensure bill is bipartisan |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
16. Who cares what Hatch Thinks... |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
18. Hey, Senator Hatch |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
19. Orrin ought to just keep his "hatch" shut. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
20. Well, we're all going to have to learn to live |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I can live with that. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson got meaningful reforms passed |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. True. Republicans are still fighting the reforms created under both presidents to this day. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. That's why the GOP's fighting real healthcare reform so hard. |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #47 |
57. You hit that one right on the nail. It would be instant party suicide if any future republican |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #47 |
75. Of course you're right |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. Thats the problem, they still believe they're back in the good ole days. They are slowly |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #49 |
76. I love that pic! |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #76 |
83. Thats a favorite of mine. Its like the little elephant headed republican was being scolded |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
22. Anyone like music?.... |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. I have a CD with Harry Belafonte singing that! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Well, it's too bad it's not elephant a fart and rear, let him fart, let him rear, but |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
23. Bet they wouldn't bring it up if last election had gone differently |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
25. Have the nerve to ask for 75-80? We'll give you back 51!!!! |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
28. 'Bitter, party of one...? Bitter...?' |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
29. I know, let's have a tax cut instead! |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. For a change..LOL! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. O,K., BUT only for the rich ! We don't want to penalize the wealthy. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. But of course! Only the rich *deserve* tax cuts. They were born into their luck, after all, and |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
32. Way to go, GOP! Stay irrelevant! |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
33. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
36. Hey Hatch, go fuck yourself!!! You think we're all as stupid and........... |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
40. No. |
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IllinoisBirdWatcher (244 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
44. "54 votes IS bipartisan" - Chuck Grassley (R-IA) |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
45. Just use the nuclear option already. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
48. Amazing how the stories change when the party that was in the majority becomes the minority.. |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
50. The time to enact this, is when YOUR party has the majority. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
51. They don't even vote on wars anymore, but they want to steepen |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
53. You gotta admire the total lack of irony or shame of any kind. |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
54. Like all Propaganda, just have a somewhat authoritative parrot say something, and it makes it so. |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. This is their stand. They'll say anything to confuse, distort and lie endlessly if polls |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. It's like the Health Care Industry has purposefully shifted this to the Citizens |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
55. Hell, why not make it 100? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #55 |
68. 101 |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #68 |
87. Unless it's a Republican-sponsored bill that is... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
58. They seem to be worried that their filibuster would fail, or would hurt |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
59. When the rules don't work in your favor... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
61. When one party is made up entirely of greedy assholes |
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Betty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
62. affirmative action for repugs |
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RantinRavin (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
64. Other than the author |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
66. Show of hands for "Go Cheney yourselves!" ? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
67. Is this from the Onion? It's fucking hilarious |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
69. Let's have a pool on what time Harry agrees to this |
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Dumak (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
70. It seems to me the Republicans are floating this as a counter |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:52 PM Response to Reply #70 |
74. Hatch says " he always looks at bi-partisan bills as somewhere between 75-80 votes." |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
71. What a bunch of sore freakin losers. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
72. Anything that passes with more than 65 votes, unless it is a resolution condemning Nazism, |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #72 |
84. I agree, that's not what we pay them for. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
77. Why stop there, Orrin? |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
80. When they were in power they hated the filibuster, when they are out they want super majorities |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
81. Does this mean they don't have enough votes for a filibuster? |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
82. AND a pony for every Repug. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
85. Pushing the envelope |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. They're running scared on empty left pulling on strings. If Hatch wants to pull on something, |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
88. As long as the appeasement of the GOP and Blue Dogs goes on |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
89. I prefer a 51-vote minifilibuster standard. |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Simple. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
91. Bwaahaahaa. Dems are gonna do a nukabuster, where only 51 Senators' |
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
92. Hatch your party lost. |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
93. And this is supposed to happen how, exactly? |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
94. I can't imagine where they got such a transparently ridiculous idea |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
95. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
96. Of course they are |
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theothersnippywshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
97. What a bunch of shameless, lying asswingholenuttery. How very republican. n/t |
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samsingh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
98. Ha Ha GOP - i guess you want a totalitarian state now - HA HA |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
99. I hope. I really, really hope, that this idea is met with the |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
100. Republicans demand 112 vote majority to pass any legislation in the senate. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
101. If they expected 75-80, the GOP would be calling for a referendum |
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