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Offline clistensprechen

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NOW the GOP cares about minorities. In the Senate.
« on: November 26, 2012, 04:11:40 pm »
Senate is in session today and under consideration this afternoon are the rules of filibuster, sending Mitch McConnell into a howl.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/84237.html

If the rules are changed, no single GOP Senator would be able to block the appointment of Susan Rice as Sec. of State, which would cause a louder howl from the GOP minority. If you think the GOP hates Harry Reid now, just wait til the end of the week. One of the reasons the GOP prefers Rice to fail is that the next in line for consideration is John Kerry and they dearly would like to vie for his seat should he vacate it.

With stakes this high, the GOP might as well just howl at the moon.

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Re: NOW the GOP cares about minorities. In the Senate.
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2012, 12:18:06 pm »
Senate is in session today and under consideration this afternoon are the rules of filibuster, sending Mitch McConnell into a howl.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/84237.html

If the rules are changed, no single GOP Senator would be able to block the appointment of Susan Rice as Sec. of State, which would cause a louder howl from the GOP minority. If you think the GOP hates Harry Reid now, just wait til the end of the week. One of the reasons the GOP prefers Rice to fail is that the next in line for consideration is John Kerry and they dearly would like to vie for his seat should he vacate it.

With stakes this high, the GOP might as well just howl at the moon.

Dingy Harry isn't putting rules before the Senate until the new Congress meets next month.

What's going to happen the next time there's a GOP majority?
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Re: NOW the GOP cares about minorities. In the Senate.
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2012, 05:49:03 pm »
I expect that the next time there's a Republican majority, it won't be a Republican Party resembling the current one. The people who think that the current Republican Party is a good idea are shrinking in number.

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Re: NOW the GOP cares about minorities. In the Senate.
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2012, 08:17:11 pm »
I expect that the next time there's a Republican majority, it won't be a Republican Party resembling the current one. The people who think that the current Republican Party is a good idea are shrinking in number.

If the Republicans avoid the buffoon candidates of the past two cycles, Mitch McConnell will be Senate Majority Leader after the 2014 election.  Then what?
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