spanone
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:17 PM
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we now have sixty votes in the senate.... |
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does this mean anything?
i know if the rethugs had 60, we would be non-existent
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:20 PM
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1. I think this means that the gloves are off. I expect some real action and |
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serious work on hcr. More pressure will be laid on the blue dogs and things are gonna kick into high gear...I can't wait!
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:24 PM
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2. No, you need 79 now for the Super Duper Double Secret majority |
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All promises are off until then. Tough luck
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:27 PM
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5. The Democratic Party - keeping its powder dry since 1800. That powder must have |
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gone inert by now. The politicians in DC certainly are.
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:26 PM
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3. Yeah with 60 republican senators I'd be running for Canada |
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The reason they think we're gonna take their guns and put them in camps is because that's what they'd do to us.
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:26 PM
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Lie-berman.(not to mention those fucking blue-balls...I mean dogs.
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:33 PM
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It's not a matter of how he would vote, but if he even CAN. Or who should replace him if he passes away. Let's just say I'm less than optimistic of a real Democrat replacing him when that time comes.
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:35 PM
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10. Secretive operatives for the Republicans within the Democrats framework. |
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The Blue Dogs are like secret Republican double agents in our party, bent on bringing us down.
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:31 PM
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The 60 includes Liberman and around 15 blue dogs. So 44 reliable votes.
If I was a member of the Progressive caucus, I would remind the blue dogs, it is not just about Obama. Their own seats are at risk if they fail to deliver meaningful health care reform and for all the threatening the blue dogs can do, other Democratic Senators can "cost control" blue dog pork.
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:31 PM
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7. Who's we? Which sixty? Votes on what? |
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This is the Senate, after all.
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:33 PM
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8. Amazing how that works huh |
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60 isn't enough for us but 51 is for them.
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:46 PM
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11. It is meaningless. It is evidenced by the 'compromises' made in each step |
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of health care negotiations. Liberals have been giving and giving. All the while knowing that NO repuke will vote for the final bill. Who are they conceding to? Conservative Democrats. Not worth their weight in shit.
We so need a party purge.
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:54 PM
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12. Democrats are like George McClellan |
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Never enough votes/troops....always thinking the enemy has more...
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Fri Sep-25-09 03:55 PM
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13. Should mean we could get 60 to vote on no filibuster. Lieberman didn't want it under Bush, so |
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let's see him reverse for the Dems! Lieberman is pro-insurance lobby Baucus bill, so 60 was more a media measure than reality. Have no idea if some of our ConservaDems would vote against real reform bill after conference. That's when we need the game of chicken and no blinking.
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Not with this Congress and some of the spineless DEMS.
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Fri Sep-25-09 04:18 PM
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16. Means nothing , they will continue |
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to hang out with their other "club members" and won't bother with us, until they need us in the next election.
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