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Now you're implying the GOP needs a Senate super-majority to get things done?

At least they recognize the reality. We would need at least 65 senate seats to get the judges we want and override any Dim objections and cover GOP senators going liberal and either crossing to vote with Dims or just defecting to them (Jeffords).

So, 70 in the Senate, strong margin in the House, and the White House. And how long has such a situation ever lasted, if it ever has happened at all?

But we can't have judges and such. Not with Trent Lott running the Rules committee.

572 posted on 02/06/2004 4:44:33 PM PST by George W. Bush (It's the Congress, stupid.)

To: George W. Bush

The Democrats held 76 Senate seats (out of 96) in the 75th Congress (1937-1939). That would be equivalent to holding 79 seats today.

575 posted on 02/06/2004 4:56:48 PM PST by AntiGuv (When the countdown hits zero, something's gonna happen..)

To: George W. Bush

By the way, in that same Congress there were 333 Democrats in the House with only 89 Republicans.

576 posted on 02/06/2004 5:10:20 PM PST by AntiGuv (When the countdown hits zero, something's gonna happen..)

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