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In reply to the discussion: Dems short on votes for filibuster reform [View all]really are traitors to our party. Blue dogs my ass, traitors usually because of the same sickness of rethugs, southern strategy racist pigs. Yes, some democratic senators ARE racist pigs also and hate the color of our POTUS. Anyone can scream and deny with concurrent whining all you want, I know it's true.
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And if the Repubs get in charge you think they'll OK the filibuster for the Dems???????
Scuba
Nov 2012
#28
I could have named most of them without looking at your list. Kerry I am surprised did not vote.
lonestarnot
Nov 2012
#107
Some Democratic Senators may worry that they may someday be in the minority
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2012
#9
I do not listen to talk radio, so I am not familiar with how Rush Limbaugh talks
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2012
#18
If only you remembered that when repeating Administration talking points the past 4 years.
MessiahRp
Nov 2012
#43
If Obama had tried to do everything that the far left wanted, he would have been a one-termer
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2012
#111
My 'third way nonsense' is the reason a Democrat has won the popular vote in 5 of the last 6
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2012
#114
If people don't like triangulation, why do they keep voting for candidates who do it?
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2012
#119
When the party only finances candidates that do it, you're left with no choice.
MessiahRp
Nov 2012
#120
Those who don't want Blue Dogs in Congress don't want a Democratic majority
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2012
#142
If that were the ultimate value in the Senate, Wyoming and California wouldn't have the same number
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2012
#26
The only ones who keep saying it's a Republic are Republicans,...as if they OWN it.
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2012
#27
The fact that it is a republic makes it difficult for any one faction to 'own' it
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2012
#32
That's not how they see it. They say it's theirs and Dems need to get out of their way.
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2012
#46
The US being a republic does not perclude the US from also being a democracy.
Odin2005
Nov 2012
#102
It is still no way to run a Constitutional republic, and the last four years exemplify this
still_one
Nov 2012
#56
The filibuster was used to keep slavery intact, so protection of the rights of minorities is
still_one
Nov 2012
#80
lately in the Senate the rights of the majority are being trampled due to the filibuster rule
wordpix
Nov 2012
#106
if national Republicans keep this up, they will end up in the same position as California Repubs:
yurbud
Nov 2012
#94
Senator Tom Udall is quoted in the article stated that he does not have 51 votes yet
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2012
#16
Any Dems who won't vote to reform this should have their precious committee assignments stripped.
leveymg
Nov 2012
#35
"A Reid aide emphasized that Reid did not commit himself to the constitutional option" n/t
PoliticAverse
Nov 2012
#52
I know that I may be wrong here, but are you really sure you want to change the rules?
hrmjustin
Nov 2012
#76
There has to be a way for Obama to fill up the Courts without having to deal with Republican
Pirate Smile
Nov 2012
#78
Down 78,000 votes with a little less than half a million ballots still waiting to be counted
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2012
#91
Why in the fuck did Feinstein (CA), Kerry (MA) & Inouye (HI) not vote? - This has to pass NOW
LaPera
Nov 2012
#99