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fadedrose

(10,044 posts) Tue Nov 18, 2014, 07:39 PM Nov 2014

Hard to believe-Us lefties finally won a battle

That Thune (SD) spoke of us in unglowing terms, the extreme left wing of the Democratic Party, he said with disdain, great disdain.

Can't believe we won. We never do.

I betcha Obama knew all along which chickens belong in the coop and which are are strays and will take feed from anybody..

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Hard to believe-Us lefties finally won a battle (Original Post) fadedrose Nov 2014 OP

Thun's an ass. progressoid Nov 2014 #1

It's much easier to obstruct than to govern. MohRokTah Nov 2014 #2

progressoid

(49,988 posts)

1. Thun's an ass.

Reply to fadedrose (Original post)

Tue Nov 18, 2014, 07:43 PM

Nov 2014

I've heard him speak a couple times.

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

2. It's much easier to obstruct than to govern.

Reply to fadedrose (Original post)

Tue Nov 18, 2014, 07:48 PM

Nov 2014

All it takes is 41 votes in the Senate.

Unfortunately I hope this doesn't embolden McConnell into dumping the filibuster, though I doubt it will.

In 2016, the Dems have only 10 seats up for re-election with only one expected to be competitive while the GOP has 24 seats with at least 8 very vulnerable and possibly more.

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