Don’t you mean the party of “Waaaah! [holds breath until blue]”?
Oh wait, I’m forgetting that when DemoNcRats follow the rules it is called obstructionism, whining and possibly terrist coddling. When Republicans follow the rules it’s protecting the nation from depraved terrist coddling libruls.
All I can picture is that Jon Stewart clip of Ted Stevens Screaming “NO!” onn the Senate floor…
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Jeff
But according to Glenn Reynolds, its the Democrats fault that nothing got done and this Congress has lower approval ratings than Bush.
Time for the nuclear option.
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Zifnab
I have only one question: if the shoe were on the other foot, and 49 Senate Dems had blocked this many popular pieces of legislation, what do you suppose Senate Republicans would do about it?
That’s not a rhetoric question; I’m genuinely curious. The GOP is awful at governing, but they’re great at whining. This report from Senate Dems documenting the problem is excellent, but if the circumstances were reversed, I can guarantee the Senate Republicans would do more than just issue a detailed report.
The Republican Senators wouldn’t need to do much of anything. Bill O’ and Malkin and Limbaugh and the WSJ editorial board and Glenn Beck and David Broder and the rest of the gang would all pile on. Then the “middle grounders” like Tim Russert and Katie Couric would get “both sides of the story” and talk about why the Democrats can’t compromise.
That’s the beauty. All that “upperdown vote” bullshit in ’05 would never have received any steam if FOX wasn’t making it headline news. Republican Senatorial speeches don’t ring any louder on CSPAN than Democratic Senatorial speeches. Republicans just happen to have free megaphones, in the form of a pantywaste press corps.
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rachel
Hmm, it looks like the Dems kept that powder nice and dry… For the Republicans to use.
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ThymeZone
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Jake
Don’t you mean the party of “Waaaah! [holds breath until blue]”?
Oh wait, I’m forgetting that when DemoNcRats follow the rules it is called obstructionism, whining and possibly terrist coddling. When Republicans follow the rules it’s protecting the nation from depraved terrist coddling libruls.
Mr Furious
I don’t like to blog-whore, but this is a topic I just wrote two lengthy posts about, and I figure it’s more polite to link than to paste…
“Votes and Vetoes and Filibusters, Oh My”
and
“Hold” On a Second…
My position boils down two this: Reid and the Dems are wussing out by letting this bullshit go on. Strap on a pair and do something about it.
Mr Furious
“The Party Of No”
All I can picture is that Jon Stewart clip of Ted Stevens Screaming “NO!” onn the Senate floor…
Jeff
But according to Glenn Reynolds, its the Democrats fault that nothing got done and this Congress has lower approval ratings than Bush.
Time for the nuclear option.
Zifnab
The Republican Senators wouldn’t need to do much of anything. Bill O’ and Malkin and Limbaugh and the WSJ editorial board and Glenn Beck and David Broder and the rest of the gang would all pile on. Then the “middle grounders” like Tim Russert and Katie Couric would get “both sides of the story” and talk about why the Democrats can’t compromise.
That’s the beauty. All that “upperdown vote” bullshit in ’05 would never have received any steam if FOX wasn’t making it headline news. Republican Senatorial speeches don’t ring any louder on CSPAN than Democratic Senatorial speeches. Republicans just happen to have free megaphones, in the form of a pantywaste press corps.
rachel
Hmm, it looks like the Dems kept that powder nice and dry… For the Republicans to use.