Posted on 01/24/2009 7:19:29 AM PST by yoe
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They cannot pass it on there own!! Some repub senators have to cross over for 60 votes.
They cannot pass it on there own!! Some repub senators have to cross over for 60 votes.
There will be no gridlock. The Dems control the WH and Congress. They can pass whatever they want. They just want the Reps to sign on so they can share the blame and the consequences for their failed policies. The Reps would be fools to sign on to this bipartisanship nonsense.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Great quotation. Unfortunately, those who have given us the theory the "unified executive" (as expressed in NSA snooping of American citizens, undeclared Wilsonian wars, signing statements, etc.) over the last eight years are now paying the price.
LOL. McCain, Snowe, Collins, Graham, Specter, and other RINOs will be only to happy to sign on with the Dems in the Senate.
Was the “stimulus package” ever intended to pass or was it merely another electoral gimmick?
If anything passes in the way of gifting, you better examine those who “helped” the election voting process.
If you expect honesty from promises made from the Obama partisans - you would be wasting your time.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
A rose is a rose is a rose. Whatever this giant pork package is called, it is really payback to Dem constituencies to strenghten and expand their power.
You must be joking. During the last 75 years, the Dems have been in the majority for most of it except for that relatively short hiccup when the Reps held the House by slim majorities for 12 straight years. The Dems consider being in the majority their birthright and they still acted like they were in the majority when they were the minority.
The Reps failed to use their power effectively when they were in the majority. In many ways, the Reps seem to like being in the minority rather than the majority. You can bet that the Dems will be far more ruthless and forceful in exercising their power now that they control overwhelmingly the Congress and the WH. Being in the majority may be a "miserable experience" for Reps, but it sure as hell won't be for the Dems. They want it and will not let go of it without a fight. I for one take no solace in the fact that the Dems are in the majority.
What an arrogant piece of lint. The bottom line is that, all republicans in congress should use every blocking tactic they have available to them and should vote for this nonsense with resounding no, no, no votes. Amen.
“the reps would be fools to sign on to this bipartisanship nonsense.”
you said it. (to the phones i go.)
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