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Kablooie

(18,571 posts)
28. Wow. That sounds convoluted and ineffectual.
Thu Jan 24, 2013, 11:24 PM
Jan 2013

So we can expect 2 more years of a stone dead Senate.

And watch, if the GOP ever gets a majority, first thing on the agenda will be to eliminate the filibuster completely.

Reid, you have disgraced your position.

The 41 vote idea at least made the blockers put in the effort instead of the Democrats high density Jan 2013 #1
Not sure why the 41 vote idea died. DCBob Jan 2013 #2
It died because it would have made it too hard to continue to filibuster. PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #5
Don't know why they bothered with anything then budkin Jan 2013 #20
It seemed to die not long after I posited that we might monitor those situations here yesterday... cascadiance Jan 2013 #36
I should tweet Reid... Isoldeblue Jan 2013 #3
Closing women's clinics down and gerrymandering is going on at the STATE level. Tx4obama Jan 2013 #7
Well, excuse me......... Isoldeblue Jan 2013 #12
fuck harry reid roguevalley Jan 2013 #17
NO more 'anonymous' holds/objections abelenkpe Jan 2013 #4
That doesn't make me feel any better. earthside Jan 2013 #6
After four years of voting abuses, this 'leader' will never be ready. Ridiculous institutionalist. ancianita Jan 2013 #8
What's wrong with majority rule, Harry? The filibuster is NOT even in the Constitution. Zen Democrat Jan 2013 #9
Oh, so they'll have to take credit for gridlocking the senate? Jester Messiah Jan 2013 #10
Reid got the majority of what he wanted. Please take time to read all of the OP :) Tx4obama Jan 2013 #11
That's the problem. jeff47 Jan 2013 #13
The problem it seems to me is that what he appears to want is to allow obstruction Dragonfli Jan 2013 #14
OK fine, but he should have wanted more and fought for more. He only had to change two votes. n/t totodeinhere Jan 2013 #38
Ezra Klein....last para says it all for me... pkdu Jan 2013 #15
The Democrats will likely be in the minority in 2014. Harry Reid knows this. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #16
That's what everybody said last time. Wrong! ncteechur Jan 2013 #22
Too many Dems up for reelection in RED states. Prove me wrong Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #30
And here Reid ensures it. Creideiki Jan 2013 #34
If they are in the minority, which I doubt, the GOP can go ahead and eliminate the filibuster totodeinhere Jan 2013 #39
Eliminating the cowardly anonymous holds is a huge improvement! GOP did it too mcuh under Bush. freshwest Jan 2013 #18
Thank YOU. You're the first person that I've seen (other than me) that has said anything good... Tx4obama Jan 2013 #19
The sudden interest in arcane procedural drama by those who wanted Obama to assume the powers of a freshwest Jan 2013 #23
If there are so few people who can look at crap Creideiki Jan 2013 #35
Thanks for the most minimal piece of fucking shit you could possibly fucking do Harry!! ncteechur Jan 2013 #21
4 More Years Of The Last 4 Years. blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #24
1 Party, 2 Faces blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #25
Sen. Harry Reid (R-NV) for all practical purposes. n/t CincyDem Jan 2013 #26
lol... coockoo, coockoo... fascisthunter Jan 2013 #27
Wow. That sounds convoluted and ineffectual. Kablooie Jan 2013 #28
Glad a name oldandhappy Jan 2013 #29
get rid of him. HE IS A USED UP OLD MAN. NO GOOD TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY trueblue2007 Jan 2013 #31
History will show that Harry’s stunt will be recorded as the day stultusporcos Jan 2013 #32
Harry Reid you are an OLD FOOL! UCmeNdc Jan 2013 #33
Very Very Disappointed LeFleur1 Jan 2013 #37
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