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2016 Postmortem

otohara

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5. Back to Gridlock And Failure

Reply to mgcgulfcoast (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 03:44 PM

Jan 2013

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Reid caves on filibuster reform [View all] mgcgulfcoast Jan 2013 OP

I never had a doubt he would.. samrock Jan 2013 #1

yep mgcgulfcoast Jan 2013 #4

+1 forestpath Jan 2013 #11

WTF!!!! elleng Jan 2013 #2

+597 Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #3

Back to Gridlock And Failure otohara Jan 2013 #5

yep mgcgulfcoast Jan 2013 #6

I tried to believe that Harry would allow filibuster reform to proceed. hedda_foil Jan 2013 #7

Dont blame Sen Reid. He was elected to lead the Democrats. He represents them. Apparently rhett o rick Jan 2013 #8

I'm not defending Reid davidpdx Jan 2013 #9

Then he should have still put it to vote and failed that way so we would have 'names'. eom Purveyor Jan 2013 #12

I agree davidpdx Jan 2013 #19

There are 53 Democrats and 2 Independents. rhett o rick Jan 2013 #10

i think the senate is 55-45 right now. mgcgulfcoast Jan 2013 #16

I stand corrected. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #17

Are you joking right now? alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #18

Sorry I got all confused whose seat was whose. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #20

Is this really a surprise? bigwillq Jan 2013 #13

Spineless Weasels Blue Idaho Jan 2013 #14

How many of these that would not support this Third Doctor Jan 2013 #15

The problem is that these people love their power Hippo_Tron Jan 2013 #21

+1. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #23

Senator Sanders said he only had 47 Votes.. So how is that CAVING? Cha Jan 2013 #22

The less mentally stable of the GOP in the Senate will take pride in obstruction stultusporcos Jan 2013 #24

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