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[BlueMTexpat]

So long as we don't stop here. It is, at least, a start and the status quo is untenable.
The Rethugs ... and by their actions they have shown that is exactly what they are ... must be removed from office. The craven Blue Dogs must also be removed. And LIEberman must be stripped of his committee chair and ultimately join his kindred spirits in the corporatocracy.
Thw 60 votes rule in the Senate must be repealed ASAP to prevent such stasis and watering-down in the future.
The years since 1980 have skewed the US political spectrum much too far to the right. It will take time to get the system anywehre near a functioning track.
But this is a beginning. If nothing else, passage of the Senate bill has made the right wing go truly ballistic; that in itself is a plus.