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Topic: Mourning the Filibuster’s Survival |
Mourning the Filibuster’s Survival
National Review Online, by Andrew Stiles
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Posted By:Dreadnought, 1/25/2013 8:24:34 PM
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| They might not realize it yet, but President Obama’s liberal supporters have had a rough week. On Monday, they watched and cheered as their triumphant leader outlined a boldly progressive vision for the country, hitting all the high points: climate change, gay rights, equal pay, immigration reform, entitlement denialism, and “peace in our time.” But whatever hopes they may have had for realizing that vision suffered a serious blow yesterday. It happened the moment Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) scrapped his plans to “nuke” the filibuster. Eliminating the filibuster would have
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Chuzzles, 1/25/2013 9:06:29 PM (No. 9139744)
I suspect Dingy has been hearing a lot from his string pullers who don´t like the landscape right now. He is not about to endanger his own position to help Obama destroy things. Dems are very fond of the status quo.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
oldsfc, 1/25/2013 9:14:28 PM (No. 9139753)
The question to ask is, what did the repubs agree to during the "negotiations"? The RINOs scare me as much as the dems.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
nonsense, 1/25/2013 9:16:28 PM (No. 9139755)
I wonder if dingy Harry has some insight into Mr. O´s mind. Perhaps Mr. O. not only wants to destroy the Republican Party, but he would also be willing to sacrifice the Demonrat Party and pave the way for the O. brand party of communism. This way, dingy maintains some control over the Obama agenda.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
GreatPlains, 1/25/2013 9:41:03 PM (No. 9139780)
# 2 McConnell was victorious.
Reid had a 10 vote majority in the Senate ( 55-45 )
and he caved , which makes it easier for Republicans to block Barry´s agenda.
This was a big win for our side.
And it´s why the left is outraged .
They want Reid removed.
FTA- “Gutting the filibuster was the top priority
and the first test of muscle for the vaunted liberal juggernaut heading into Obama’s second term,”
the aide says.
“The fact that it completely fizzled
not only explains the hysteria we’re seeing on the left, it should boost the spirits of conservatives looking for signs of hope after Obama’s inaugural.”
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
lil dotty, 1/25/2013 10:31:58 PM (No. 9139817)
From the heart. This site is so greatly appreciated. With the lies and double talk coming from our ´betters´ in DC to have an interpreter is absolutely necessary. Alternate roads to travel and pathways to ponder as we attempt to reach the scenario outcome. Thank you for the insight
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
LanieLou, 1/25/2013 11:09:07 PM (No. 9139835)
Obama is demonizing all of congress, the same way he does the GOP & the Tea Party. I´d like to credit Reid with the altruistic motive to save the 3 branches but I tend to feel his self survival instinct kicked in... unlike the MSM, Reid doesn´t want to sit by his fax machine for his daily orders from the WH.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
oh-heck, 1/25/2013 11:40:07 PM (No. 9139862)
The whining and moaning from liberals is disgraceful. They had a filibuster proof majority and fought so much among themselves that they failed to capitalize on their numerical advantage. If the laws they were attempting to pass weren´t so contrary to America´s principles, they wouldn´t have a problem getting 5 GOP votes.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
WalkingLadyLiberty, 1/26/2013 12:40:37 AM (No. 9139906)
Nothing to see here...move along Jedaih!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
bighambone, 1/26/2013 3:48:21 AM (No. 9139983)
The Democrat Senators are protecting themselves, as if they had removed the filibuster rule and the progressives had passed all their bills, chances are a lot of those bills passed on a party line vote by Democrats would be heavily opposed across the nation outside liberal circles causing the Democrats severe political blow back before the 2014 election when the Democrats must defend 20 Senate seats.
Besides if the Democrats had passed all their bills, what reason they have to keep attacking the Republicans? Then what would the Democrats do if the Republicans take control of the Senate and no longer have to get 60 votes to pass their bills?
There was too much future political risk for the Democrats to make extreme and ill advised rule changes in the Senate for partisan political purposes.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Trigger2, 1/26/2013 6:11:10 AM (No. 9140036)
Dirty Harry must have remembered that old adage of Paybacks are Hell.
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