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To: detective
It marked the first time that a vice president’s tiebreaking vote was needed

That's not because DeVos was controversial. Its because the Dems have become completely unhinged.

33 posted on 02/07/2017 11:07:38 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Opinionated Blowhard; detective

It’s because in prior terms such a nominee would have been filibustered. But we don’t do that any more. Thank you, Harry Reid.


63 posted on 02/07/2017 12:41:54 PM PST by gogeo (But he's not a conserrrrrvative!)
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