Is McConnell going to filibuster the Reid plan? Reports via Twitter.

[seafan]

Thinkprogress ThinkProgress
Republicans complain that Senate Dems haven't passed a plan. Then they filibuster Reid plan which has majority support. #logic
52 minutes ago

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WillAtWork
WillAtWork WillAtWork
Looked like filibuster reform might have been a good idea afterall. #Maddow
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Barracks O'Bama
P0TUS Barracks O'Bama
UNCONSCIONABLE that Republicans would filibuster at this time. How close to the gasoline will they hold the match?
11 minutes ago

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Anthony De Rosa
AntDeRosa Anthony De Rosa
Schumer: They're very good at saying no, they're not very good at laying out a plan that can pass. What do they do, they filibuster.
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GottaLaff
GottaLaff GottaLaff
Schumer: They're good at saying no, not good at laying out plan that can actually pass. So they filibuster.
15 minutes ago

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Michelle
Misha44_ Michelle
RT @JNSmall: Interesting @nytimes reporting McConnell tried 2 get conservatives NOT 2 filibuster so as 2 force Dems 2 pass w/ only D votes.
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Barracks O'Bama
P0TUS Barracks O'Bama
****** Reid (live) saying Repubs intend to filibuster his bill. Earliest vote Sunday, 1am. "Repubs blocking their own ability to compromise"
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emptywheel
emptywheel emptywheel
A tiny--okay, maybe not so tiny--part of me thinks it'd be good time to force McConnell to filibuster. Instant education for country.
35 minutes ago

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Mark Knoller
markknoller Mark Knoller
Reid accuses McConnell of setting stage for a filibuster of the Reid bill. McConnell says 60-vote threshhold is standard procedure nowadays.
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Stephen Hayes
stephenfhayes Stephen Hayes
RT: @StewSays Sen. Reid is now engaged in a filibuster of his own bill. #debt #odd
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Michelle Malkin
michellemalkin Michelle Malkin
Infighting! RT @StewSays: Sen. Reid is now engaged in a filibuster of his own bill. #debt #odd
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Stew
StewSays Stew
Sen. Reid is complaining about a "filibuster" of his bill--even though Republicans just asked to vote on it now.
54 minutes ago

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Guy Benson
guypbenson Guy Benson
Reid pretending that Republicans invented the filibuster.
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Guy Benson
guypbenson Guy Benson
McConnell, let's please vote on Reid's bill. Reid: No, not yet! I demand a simple majority, blames Republicans. "This is a filibuster."
59 minutes ago

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Michelle Malkin
michellemalkin Michelle Malkin
MT @bigjohnrc: reid files cloture on his own bill, schedules press conf on gop "filibuster."
59 minutes ago

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Talking Points Memo
TPM Talking Points Memo
RT @jamiedupree: Sen Reid and others set 8:45 pm newser to "discuss Republican filibuster of Reid debt plan"
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R
diggrbiii R
Filibuster Reid's plan. NOW. #CutCapAndBalance
1 hour ago

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R
diggrbiii R
It's game on, folks. Filibuster Reid's bill. We've made three good faith attempts to negotiate and we're the terrorists? It's go time.
1 hour ago

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V K
craftyme25 V K
Wow..now #GOP thug McConnell refuses to negotiate w @SenatorReid...they will filibuster Reid bill? Teathugs eating flesh of GOP. #LastWord
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Donna C West
Donna_West Donna C West
The ReThugs are going to filibuster the Reid bill while the GOTP in the House will vote it down tomorrow. Nice way to #compromise asshats!
1 hour ago

Reid's press conference that just concluded a few minutes ago had talk of this.

[spanone]

1. the senate thugs are now competing with the teabaggers...what a sorry lot

[trayfoot]

2. Yes, McConnell is filibustering Reid's bill,

and told Reid he would not negotiate with him.

[OregonBlue]

3. He is already filibusteriing and will only negotiate with Obama. Won't talk to Reid at all.

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. Reid denounced McConnell in his presser for the filibuster

My understanding is that the whole reason they ended the session and called the presser is because of the filibuster being invoked.

[napi21]

5. Yes, that was announced on Lawrence O'Donnell's show tonight.

What an asshat! Can't give up his power for anything! Reid is trying to get a few more Pubs to vote with him to get the 60 votes. I heard they expect a vote Sunday. Lue Russert said Sunday night, but then he said around 1:00 AM. I wonder if he really meant Sat. night, or very early Sunday morning?

[florida08]

6. they just slit their own throats

Teasters are urging them to default so Obama gets the blame. Last time they shut the government down it backfired.

[Renew Deal]

7. Is he actually filibustering or is this just a "gentleman's" filibuster?

They should make his stand there and talk.

[seafan]

8. Well, McConnell told us that his #1 priority is making Obama a one-term president.

July 10, 2011, on Fox News Sunday:

“Well that is true, my single most important political goal along with every active Republican in the country. But that’s in 2012. Our biggest goal for this year is to get this country straightened out, and you can’t get this country straightened out if we don’t do something about spending, about deficit, about debt and get this economy moving again. So, our goal is to have a robust vibrant economy that will benefit all Americans, and that’s why I think this debate that we’re having right now is so important to our country’s future.” ---Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R)

Link

And now, he is filibustering Reid's bill in the Senate.


I hope everyone is buckled up, for we are about to hit the rapids.

[bullimiami]

9. Its budget related. Can they not pass it under reconciliation with a simple majority.

Its a stretch but not a total stretch-armstrong.

[seafan]

10. *Everything* in the Senate now needs 60 votes to break cloture. It's the Republican way.

It *used to be* that only a simple majority was needed to pass legislation. The Republicans have so damaged our political process, that it is unrecognizable.


I don't think anything acceptable is going to come out of the Senate. And Obama is avoiding the 14th Amendment like the plague, but that is going to be the only way left to avoid default.


And if and when he does invoke the 14th, the very first thing the House is going to do, in my opinion, is try to impeach him. Clinton redux.


This is the inevitable result of not rooting these criminals and traitors out when Democrats had the power to do it.

Bill Clinton. Nancy Pelosi. Barack Obama.


And here we are.