So if the Dems get the 60, will Harry grow a spine and stop letting the minority party get its way?

[marmar]

I'm still doubtful.

[BlooInBloo]

1. No.

This has been another episode of Simple Answers To Simple Questions.

[marmar]

3. "another episode of Simple Answers To Simple Questions."

:)

[readmoreoften]

2. No.

Stem cell research has not come that far.

[OhioChick]

4. Nope. n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

5. He and his staff are now burning the midnight oil thinking up their next excuse

[leftstreet]

6. No

And waste all that Dry Powder?

[bluethruandthru]

7. The Dems could get to 99 and Harry would still be keeping his powder dry! n/t

[pscot]

8. It's not just Harry

The Senate Democrats have lost their cover. No more excuses. If they can't get it done now, they have to point the finger at themselves.

[dflprincess]

9. No - because he can't depend on Lieberman or Specter (eom)

[RB TexLa]

10. And depending on what the issue is or what industry is effected you can change those names

to just about any combination of Democratic senators from DLC to the furthest leftward ones.

[W_HAMILTON]

11. He SHOULD get them to stay together to break filibusters.

Then allow senators to vote however they please in the actual vote. No Democrat should justify Republicans FILIBUSTERING.

No more filibusters, or threat of filibusters. We have 60 votes, and Democrats should stick together to break the threat of filibusters. It's time for up-and-down votes. Conservative Democrats can still vote whichever way in the actual vote, but there should be no reason to justify allowing Republicans to threaten to filibuster.