Don't forget, Republicans also couldn't do anything without 60 Senate votes!

[MannyGoldstein]

So stop the sniveling! Our party's leadership is just as effective as theirs.

:sarcasm:, of course

[KharmaTrain]

1. Their Game Is Different...

It's strictly to obstruct and make this administration look inept. They've done a great job as few GOOPers have broken ranks and with it have made the 60 vote threshold the "standard" for all votes. Reid got rope-a-doped time and time again with promises of "working across the aisle" but when the whip was cracked, the football was pulled from old Charlie Reid.

If they gain control, their game will continue to obstruct and force legislation to make the administration look bad. They'll propose all sorts of tax breaks and budget busters that they know will get the corporate media wagging their tongues and then put the administration in unpopular positions. And if nothing passes, that's fine with them, too...we're already hearing about how many in the House would love to shut down the government and do nothing but investigations.

As has been the case, the GOOP only cares about power...getting it and holding onto it. But they can't govern.

[still_one]

2. That is not true. The Democrats have blue dogs, LIEberman, and others who have no problem voting

with repukes if the issue benefits them financially, over whats good for the country

[notesdev]

3. Zero = Zero

it's true, no argument there

[Jackpine Radical]

4. Right.

I remember how the stalwarts in our party blocked Bush's frantic campaign to attack Iraq. And that Patriot Act nonsense. And how we put our foot down when the torture stories started to appear. All a Republican Senate needs is about 47 votes to do whatever it wants.

[NightWatcher]

5. But Jackpine, Bush did push through two wars and the Patriot Act past (little) Dem opposition

silly Radical. The pukes need 45 to pass something and the Dems need 63 in the Senate.

[Jackpine Radical]

11. Oh, no!

I thought that was all a bad dream!

[LiberalAndProud]

6. When Democrats find themselves in the minority again,

I wonder if they'll learn something. I still haven't forgiven their failure to filibuster Alito's confirmation. Maybe this was a necessary lesson. I am not anxious to find out, but I will be paying attention.

[laughingliberal]

14. I have no doubt the first act of Republican majority in the Senate would be to get rid of the...

filibuster.

[LiberalAndProud]

15. You think they'll have 67 votes?

[laughingliberal]

19. I think they don't need 67 votes and neither do we.

If we do maintain the majority and this isn't the first act of the Democratic Senators, it's idiocy.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL OPTION TO CHANGE
SENATE RULES AND PROCEDURES:
A MAJORITARIAN MEANS TO OVER
COME THE FILIBUSTER*


http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlpp/Gold_Gupta_JLPP_article.pdf

[lonestarnot]

16. The Grimace Face! Ackety. Judicial staff can be thrown out of Court for grimacing, but Al Grimace

wasn't thrown out of the State of the Union address.

[Octafish]

7. Stop whining!

Bill Press browbeat caller after call who brought up that very thing.

Spot-on, MannyGoldstein. If we wanted to, we could.

[indepat]

8. Yeah, like the Dems so stymied every one of junior's major initiatives

that he couldn't get a thing done. ;)

[Winterblues]

9. Actually 67 if we indeed have a Democratic President

He could Veto anything they put forth..

[Bitwit1234]

10. No it is not. The Democrats are too weak kneed to fight

any bills or things the republicans would propose IF they were in charge. Look at how they kowtowed to the republicans during Bush's two stolen reigns.

[SoCalDem]

12. Hahahaha...

You-funny!!

they could pass everything they wanted with 50-50 because our quislings are always eager to help them out...in the name of bah-partisanship, of course :)

[TomCADem]

13. Once Again, Another DU Expressing Admiration For Republicans

I would think that a willingness to jeopardize our economy in the midst of the recession for cheap partisan points, but some people find it admirable, while holding Democrats in contempt.

Are you sure you are on the right board?

[SidDithers]

17. +1...nt

Sid

[depakid]

20. How does pointing out an obvious fact "express admiration?" for Republicans?

This seems to be a common theme around here these days- equating people with Republicans for pointing out how they've achieved goals politically- and what Democrats might learn from it.

Crikey, even the most sports minded of partisans ought to recognize that smart teams steal from opponents playbooks.

[Kablooie]

18. Wrong. They will only need 51.

Democrats rarely filibuster.

At least we would have the President to veto the bills.
For now.