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babsbunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:40 PM Original message |
Senate stops Reid's millionaire tax measure |
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muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Doesn't matter Orrin! You and your fellow republickers went on record |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. I thought the Democrats controlled the Senate. Was I asleep for two years? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You must have been if you didn't know about the filibuster. n/t |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I've never heard of a fillibuster.... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. We are no longer close to the 60 Senators we would need to sustain a filibuster. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yeah, it does matter. They're not representing Democratic values... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Symbolic votes aren't usually very effective at getting things done. n/t |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. Poor stupid ReTHUGS |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. Not the "Senate." You should have said, "Senate Republicans." |
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LonePirate (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. Who are the two Dem defectors? Manchin and Nelson? |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. We'll lose more blue dogs over this. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Why not replace him with a "real" Democrat? It's obvious he's a .... |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. There is no primary challenger. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. The Senate is dysfunctional except when it comes to passing 'patriotic' laws |
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