[Spktyr]

If they stop Senate business, they're finished as a party. Americans will remember who shut down the government for no good reason.

[1Old Pro]

If they stop Senate business, they're finished as a party. Americans will remember who shut down the government for no good reason.

Especially if the Senate Republicans introduce bills for votes with names like "Saving the retired people's pensions" bill or "Make America Clean" Bill....you get the point.

[Spktyr]

Hm. Actually, they *can't* stop Senate business by leaving. In order to conduct serious business, the Senate must have a quorum. That's 51 Senators present.

We have 55.

Go ahead and leave, boys and girls. While you're gone, we'll pass all the bills you didn't want to have passed. (See the Korean War, and what happened when the Soviets left the Security Council.)

[liberty2004]

f they stop Senate business, they're finished as a party. Americans will remember who shut down the government for no good reason.

lol. your'e kidding right? the MSM will twist this around and blame the Reps. Sadly, most of the public will believe the MSM. You forget that very few people are as informed as Freepers.

[Paulus Invictus]

Don't forget the 48 % of brain deads that voted for Kerry. They are still out there and still brain dead so they won't care who was to blame, but will blame the Pubbies regardless.