adamsappel
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If Republicans find this so egregious, they are free to change the rules back when they do return to the Senate majority. We'll have to remind them of that when they do.
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PoliGAF 2013 |OT3| 1,000 Years of Darkness and Nuclear Fallout
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empty vessel
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Sadly, Obama has not shown much interest during his presidency in appointing judges. Let's hope that changes.
Amibguous Cad
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Can we get a quote on here for people at work whose twitters are blocked?
I hope Reid went to Obama and said something like, "If I go nuclear you better nominate someone every other day."
TacticalFox88
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The Librarian
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@daveweigel: Sessions on Reid: "He is not a dictator! He does not get to dictate how the rules operate!" Yeah, probably why he changed them w/ 52 votes.
He mad
Bow to my wisdom.
Ghal needs to change his tag to "PD junior".
Exactly. Fuck everything else and ram all that shit through. Give Republicans something to REALLY bitch about.
I kid because I love, Ghal. <3
Exactly. Fuck everything else and ram all that shit through. Give Republicans something to REALLY bitch about.
Well, wasn't that mainly cause Republicans would keep blocking them so he didn't see much of a point?
Thatonemoor
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Facebook friend from Texas posted this on her wall. Figured it would give Poligaf a good laugh.
http://nationalreport.net/wyoming-christians-report-forced-obamacare-rfid-chipping/
Edit: So apparently the National Report is a satire site. Well glad they aren't serious but I think she thinks they are.
http://nationalreport.net/wyoming-christians-report-forced-obamacare-rfid-chipping/
Edit: So apparently the National Report is a satire site. Well glad they aren't serious but I think she thinks they are.
empty vessel
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I don't think so. He didn't nominate many when he had the Senate.
CoffeeJanitor
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Haven't been in this thread for a while. Just wanted to drop by and say thank god that they went through with it and got rid of the filibuster.
I only hope that no one tries to put it back in if things start to look bad for dems in the senate. Obstructionism sucks.
I only hope that no one tries to put it back in if things start to look bad for dems in the senate. Obstructionism sucks.
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thepotatoman
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Why are they pushing Rubio of all people? Dude has no charisma and no accomplishments to make him stand out.
Ok, so his parents have some experience with immigration, but he still seems like a white guy with a white guy accent to me. Does he really poll any better than other republicans among minorities? I always thought minorities prefer minorities in elections because they best understand what discrimination is like in modern day US, but it's hard to imagine Rubio being unfairly profiled on a day to day basis.
The Librarian
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@brianbeutler: So weird to read this sentence like we're a democracy or something RT @AJentleson Coda: Cloture was invoked on the Millett nomination 55-43.
Good point. Maybe Obama didn't want to rock the boat at the time cause he wanted to pass HCR in the hopes of getting Republican support?
It's happening!
The Librarian
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RustyNails
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I hope Obama stacks the courts with gay muslims.
empty vessel
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Yes.
StopMakingSense
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How else would he impose homosexual sharia law? Duh.
They really think Rubio is the favorite?
Avon Barksdale
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Sharia Law comin'.
rocketknight
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Apparently every district in the country supports ENDA (at least for orientation, data isn't available for gender identity). I had assumed that like a lot of stuff there was broad public support hampered in Congress by shitty safe red districts.
The Librarian
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Wow. I saw the state-by-state stats, but that's crazy!
Eggcelent.
The Librarian
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@sahilkapur: McConnell challenger @MattBevin stmt: "Mitch McConnell failed as a leader in this fight to stop the blatant disregard for the rules."
lolololololol
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Hahahaha. Because bipartisanship in DC is just rosy right now.
+1,000,000 Harry fucking Reid!
cooljeanius
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So the Dow closed above 16,000... I'm pleasantly surprised to see how well the #WorstSocialistEver hashtag is doing...
Did that yesterday as I recall. Worst socialist ever indeed. And I thought this year (or the end of last year) we had just hit 13,000 for the first time.
Some of the companies listed on the DJIA were switched up too. Nike is on there now.
Job reports were adjusted upwards, too. AUGH. Worst Marxist Socialist Muslim Kenyan President.
House republican's playbook on fighting back against the ACA.
Republican Talking Points on Obamacare
I'm still waiting for the ACA to kill jobs.
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The Autumn Wind
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The Librarian
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Totally. I can see the headline and a pic of Romney laughing or giving a thumbs up
Ms. Dax follows me on twitter, there is naught I can do! (I also weirdly don't care about that stuff)
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See also: This is why I'm not on any social media sites.
The Librarian
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Cause you're boring. Which makes sense cause you like Zelda.
Get out.
cooljeanius
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I'm trying to start a hashtag for that: https://twitter.com/search?q=#WhatDoesThisMeanForKayHagan&src=hash
WayneMorse
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Another thing I keep forgetting to post is that when I saw James Carville on Monday he started making the argument that we should stop worrying about paying off our debt and entitlement reforms and start worrying about fixing our broken infrastructure among other things.
But what most surprised me was just how positive the reaction was from the audience, it probably got the biggest cheers of the night from something that wasn't a joke.
But what most surprised me was just how positive the reaction was from the audience, it probably got the biggest cheers of the night from something that wasn't a joke.
NYCmetsfan
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TacticalFox88
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Yes, thankfully.
WayneMorse
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So how long is it gonna take to get Obama's 40+ nominees and 90+ judicial vacancies filled?
NYCmetsfan
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Game over LibTards. Logic
First reply spiting some truth too
First reply spiting some truth too
I don't get the talking point that the Dems will regret this when the GOP gets the majority again (if they even do). The GOP was going to do this anyway. The Dems just finally decided to beat them to the punch. Neutering the filibuster was going to happened eventually due it its gross abuse and ease of use.
Do you think the GOP would tolerate it this long if the Dems abuses the filibuster as much as they did if they are in the majority and there was a President Walker/Christie/Rubio in the WH? Hell no. They would've neutered it and much, much sooner than the Dems did.
Do you think the GOP would tolerate it this long if the Dems abuses the filibuster as much as they did if they are in the majority and there was a President Walker/Christie/Rubio in the WH? Hell no. They would've neutered it and much, much sooner than the Dems did.
Honestly though if someone like Justice Kennedy stepped down, I think the GOP would go insane and refuse to allow someone to the left of him take his place...
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