“I learned to count in the Maryville city schools,” the Tennessee Republican said. “We have 45 Republicans, and it takes 60 senators to pass anything that’s important. So you have to work with people on the other side to get a result. And I think that’s what’s expected of me. I’m conservative, but I think my job is to solve problems and get results.”
It may take 60 votes to pass a bill into law, but this only applies if the bill is likeable by President Obama and thereby avoids his veto.
However, it only takes 41 votes to keep bad legislation from passing. Having 45 Republicans does not mean that we have 41 conservative votes. Senator Alexander has not shown himself sufficiently willing to be one of those 41 votes.
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
Somebody stick a plaid shirt into this guy’s mouth.
2 posted on
04/20/2014 2:10:09 PM PDT by
Paladin2
To: don-o
3 posted on
04/20/2014 2:10:30 PM PDT by
Engraved-on-His-hands
(Conservative 2016!! The Dole, H.W. Bush, McCain, Romney experiment has failed.)
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
For those in Rio Linda, “bipartisanship” is when the Republicans drop their drawers and bend over for the DemocRATS.
4 posted on
04/20/2014 2:14:55 PM PDT by
FlingWingFlyer
(Obama's smidgens are coming home to roost.)
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
Lamar voted for Sonia Sotomayor.
For some of the judges Democrats will only need Lamar’s vote to ram through Obama’s nominees.
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
If I wanted “bipartisanship” I'd place a check next to the RAT'S name *as well* as his/her/its opponent.
7 posted on
04/20/2014 2:26:26 PM PDT by
Gay State Conservative
(Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
Yhup he is bipartisan he worked at the bipartisan amnesty bill designed tomake the Dems a permananat political majority. He is really backstabber.
10 posted on
04/20/2014 3:34:58 PM PDT by
amnestynone
(Lindsey Graham is a feckless, duplicitous, treacherous, double dealing backstabbing corksucker.)
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
“U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said ... It’ll take a bipartisan coalition to pass anything.”
...
“So you have to work with people on the other side to get a result.”
We would rather not have anything passed than to have you “pass anything” Reid, Schumer, and Soetoro put in front of you, Jerk. We don’t like your “results”.
Go back to Maryville and count your fingers and toes there, because you don’t seem to grasp that you’re bankrupting us.
11 posted on
04/20/2014 5:59:34 PM PDT by
SharpRightTurn
(White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
"It’ll take a bipartisan coalition to pass anything.” Which, like the Easter Bunny, is something that doesn't exist.
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
People in TN except for 1974 have always believed in Lamar!, always will hence, but will never know why.
15 posted on
04/20/2014 6:29:04 PM PDT by
Theodore R.
(It was inevitable: Texans will always be for Cornball and George P.!)
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
RINOs never die young enough.
16 posted on
04/20/2014 6:43:38 PM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
(Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
These clowns COMPLETELY DO NOT GET IT. I am so fed up with this "reaching across the aisle, bipartisanship" BS that's it's pathetic.
ADVANCE CONSERVATISM, DAMNIT!!
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
There are no “bipartisan” democrats. Sen. Alexander and his fellow establishment repubs are fools.
19 posted on
04/20/2014 8:57:20 PM PDT by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson