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red dog 1

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12. Where is POTUS in all this?

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:52 PM

Jan 2013

Why hasn't President Obama made filibuster reform his number one goal?

Now, with this new bullshit "filibuster reform" Obama won't get ANY significant legislation passed by the Senate, because there will NEVER be the 60 votes required

As Bernie Sanders points out in
"Bernie Sanders On Why He Voted No For Filibuster reform"

"When Lyndon Johnson was Senate Majority Leader, he filed cloture only once.
Majority Leader Harry Reid has filed cloture 390 times."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022273458/

Does Max Baucus carry more weight than President Obama?

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Max Baucus Again Helps Kill Filibuster Reform -LeftInTheWest [View all] WillyT Jan 2013 OP

This is one of the reasons for the fall of the republic.... WCGreen Jan 2013 #1

I disagree... brooklynite Jan 2013 #2

Baucus was a major reason that the ACA was suboptimal. chieftain Jan 2013 #3

This Is What Kills Me... The Guy That We Wanted... The Guy Telling The The Truth... WillyT Jan 2013 #4

Senate Tradition trumps the public good once again. chieftain Jan 2013 #5

Or In Democracy Itself... WillyT Jan 2013 #6

Baucus has always struck me as bought. Harry Reid knows how they're all bought, and TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #7

Merkely's NOT The Only One... WillyT Jan 2013 #8

Buy-Partisanship Octafish Jan 2013 #9

What Ever You Do... Do NOT Look At This... WillyT Jan 2013 #11

Senate Democrats see advantage to letting Republicans obstruct. rhett o rick Jan 2013 #10

Where is POTUS in all this? red dog 1 Jan 2013 #12

because it would have backfired dsc Jan 2013 #15

How do you know "It would have backfired"? red dog 1 Jan 2013 #16

Dont look so surprised! he killed the only jobs bill we had when had all three branches of gov! SugarShack Jan 2013 #13

And... The Public Option, If I Remember Correctly... WillyT Jan 2013 #14

The senior Senator from Montana has been screwing the Party and the American People Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #17