tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post3723838780372790377..comments2024-03-29T06:44:19.414-04:00Comments on the daily howler: Presenting the filibuster challenge!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-82278538769494478912013-05-22T05:46:02.637-04:002013-05-22T05:46:02.637-04:00This piece of writing will assist the internet vis...This piece of writing will assist the internet visitors for building up new website or even a weblog from start to end.<br /><br /><br />my web page - <a href="http://dswiki.net/w/User_talk:AnitaRode" rel="nofollow">raspberry ketones reviews</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-76301796950023672872013-04-27T03:40:33.686-04:002013-04-27T03:40:33.686-04:00Saved as a favorite, I like your site!
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"Corporati...<i>Please take the Buster Challenge!</i><br /><br />"Corporatist whores win again. And you lose."<br /><br />Of course, the WaPo will never write this, because they're on the other side.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-67784526668141361542013-04-21T14:10:36.645-04:002013-04-21T14:10:36.645-04:00Suffice to say, they've settled on fly leather...Suffice to say, they've settled on fly leather jackets and fresh-to-death berets.CeceliaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017255006204800193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-33436719177286550372013-04-21T14:06:59.343-04:002013-04-21T14:06:59.343-04:00Arm the New Black Panthers!Arm the New Black Panthers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-17602159526438611752013-04-21T13:57:32.623-04:002013-04-21T13:57:32.623-04:00Actually, Sen. Reid requested the 60 vote threshol...Actually, Sen. Reid requested the 60 vote threshold in order to keep Republican amendments to the bill from passing.CeceliaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017255006204800193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-11816327289233159742013-04-21T13:51:48.333-04:002013-04-21T13:51:48.333-04:00Not to mention the fact that the WH and Reid were ...Not to mention the fact that the WH and Reid were willing to jettison the entire thing rather than to make compromises that would have allowed Republicans to shape some of the legislation too.<br /><br />As a ever, I'm at a loss as to how this action fits with their extreme rhetoric that denounces all dissent as cowardly and even the abetting of murder.<br /><br />CeceliaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017255006204800193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-55706165398588649612013-04-21T11:54:29.369-04:002013-04-21T11:54:29.369-04:00...[the Senators who rejected the gun control bill...<i>...[the Senators who rejected the gun control bill] are cowards</i><br /><br />Maybe not. Consider that President Obama said the gun control bill had 90% support.<br /><br />How much courage does it take for a Senator to vote for a bill supported by 90% of the public? <br /><br />Would a coward take a position supported by only 10% of the public? David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-29147305966369635492013-04-21T09:27:02.846-04:002013-04-21T09:27:02.846-04:00Simply wish to say your article is as amazing. The...Simply wish to say your article is as amazing. The clarity for your post is just spectacular and i can assume you are knowledgeable on this subject.<br />Well with your permission allow me to take hold of your feed to <br />stay up to date with approaching post. 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He's not deleting the spam.DipsoFactonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-56327330201338475442013-04-20T20:51:48.155-04:002013-04-20T20:51:48.155-04:00I am Linda Khanzetian, Doctor of natural Health, w...I am Linda Khanzetian, Doctor of natural Health, with the <br />Washington Institute of Natural Medicine, located in Washington, D.<br />There are approximately 17 million people in the US that suffer from some type of yeast infection.<br />Pick out ideal food for our daily lifestyle may be the basis to remedy the root in the <br />yeast. 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Would anybody really be the wiser if the media agreed on some specific terminology?skeptonomistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-38414916438049931742013-04-20T19:41:17.042-04:002013-04-20T19:41:17.042-04:00I'm sorry, Anon 3:59pm. Upon rereading your p...I'm sorry, Anon 3:59pm. Upon rereading your post I see that I missed your point.CeceliaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017255006204800193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-20504025177959065332013-04-20T18:31:22.136-04:002013-04-20T18:31:22.136-04:00The Senators that said they rejected the bill beca...The Senators that said they rejected the bill because of "flaws" didn't want their names attached to any amendment of a bill the NRA opposed on principal.<br />They made no attempt to fix it.<br />Why?<br />Because they are cowards. (Jeff Flake in particular.)<br />I have followed Flake's career since he ran for the House promising he would serve for one term only.<br />He was a liar then and is a coward now.<br />Rich Carmona is ten times the man Jeff Flake will never be.<br />gravymeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075831177588700301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-57524503855747836552013-04-20T18:02:00.777-04:002013-04-20T18:02:00.777-04:00Bush tax cuts were passed as a budget item under r...Bush tax cuts were passed as a budget item under reconciliation and were passed in the senate by one vote. Cheney's.DipsoFactonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-16293591006261009092013-04-20T17:53:06.442-04:002013-04-20T17:53:06.442-04:00Not a filibuster. The votes were on amendments to ...Not a filibuster. The votes were on amendments to the underlying gun bill, not cloture votes, so there was no filibuster. Instead the 60 vote threshold was the result of an agreement between Reid and McConnell to move the gun legislation expeditiously. Both sides whipped hard so no amendments passed and Reid withdrew the bill.DipsoFactonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-43628816052131207482013-04-20T17:24:43.080-04:002013-04-20T17:24:43.080-04:00Great post! We will be linking to this particularl...Great post! We will be linking to this particularly great content on <a href="http://freelancejobs.rsreviews1.com/where-we-belong/" rel="nofollow">Our Website</a>.<br />Keep up the good writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-89100992247475517952013-04-20T17:06:59.643-04:002013-04-20T17:06:59.643-04:00When Democrats are behind an issue that would hurt...When Democrats are behind an issue that would hurt the people who pay their salaries, I'm sorry, contribute to their campaigns, they will find a way to lose it narrowly. (Although, sometimes they will compromise before their initial offer. They like to mix it up.)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-15409558270704648162013-04-20T16:49:20.478-04:002013-04-20T16:49:20.478-04:00I always get confused about this though. I recall ...I always get confused about this though. I recall that the Bush tax cuts were passed with fifty votes and Dick Cheney's tie-breaker. Where was the filibuster then? What has changed? Is it really only that republicans have been abusing the filibuster lately? In the past, did they have a gentleman's agreements to use filibusters only rarely? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-60193407474288316622013-04-20T16:47:16.192-04:002013-04-20T16:47:16.192-04:00If you mean the concealed carry amendment vs backg...If you mean the concealed carry amendment vs background checks, it was 57 to 54.CeceliaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017255006204800193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-59137839983764862702013-04-20T15:59:30.099-04:002013-04-20T15:59:30.099-04:00Since all the Senators knew in advance that 60 vot...Since all the Senators knew in advance that 60 votes were required for passage and knew how thes would turn out it's impossible to say how many votes any of the provisions would have received if a simple majority would have sufficed for passage. Politicians play games with their votes all the time. I wonder how many votes that NRA backed proposal would actually have received if the issue had been in doubt and the votes were for something more than show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-10760403874666935552013-04-20T15:25:21.564-04:002013-04-20T15:25:21.564-04:00It's not easy to do it in a few words. It take...It's not easy to do it in a few words. It takes work to keep whittling it down to digestible length for ordinary news reports, but not a whole lot to do at least somewhat better as with version 2 below (before the bracketed additions). Very hard to do without assuming basic familiarity with the filibuster rule.<br /><br />1. "Although passing a bill in theory requires a simple majority vote, routine use of the Senate 'filibuster' rule, mainly by Republicans to block Obama proposals, has resulted in a de facto 60-vote requirement in the Senate for important legislation. 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