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MartiniMan
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RIGHT To Cave In
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12/6/2010 8:58:49 AM
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Answer to question 1: I was happy for three reasons: 1) because of the incredible symbolism of a Republican taking over Teddy Kennedy's seat in a very liberal state; 2) because he would force Demoncrats to resort to shenanigans to pass Obamacare, which they did and for which they had their butts kicked in 2010 and will again in 2012; and 3) presumably he would vote with the GOP for Senate Majority Leader getting us one seat closer to putting some adults in charge. Everyone with half a brain can look at the state of Taxachusetts and see that Scott Brown was not going to be a solid, consistent conservative vote and had the potential to be a RINO (the book is still out on this one by the way).
So what you are implying is that because the GOP, if the RINO's don't vote with Dems whch they often do, have more power simply because they can prevent cloture?!?!? Gee, even Algore or Joe Biteme couldn't dream that one up. Does it give them leverage in legislative debates to influence the outcome? Absolutely. Does it constitute more control than having 50 seats? Uh, if you think so you need to pull out your high school civics book and do some studying.
As for why the GOP would negotiate with Dems that control all branches of government it is obvious. They have to in order to try to prevent a disastrous tax increase when the economy is reeling. You may want to call it caving but only in your warped world would the minority party in both legislative branches and out of the White House getting something the Messiah and leftists in Congress absolutely promised would never happen (continuing the current tax rates for all Americans that pay federal taxes, including those evil rich folks) fall into that category. I have no problem extending unemployment benefits as long as they cut somewhere else to pay for it, which by the way is what they are requesting. Now that sounds not only compassionate toward these poor unemployed people and fiscally responsible. The question is whether Obama/Reid/Pelosi will act fiscally responsible but I doubt it since they never have in the past. Fortunately there are a number of Dem Senators scared out of their wits about 2012 and so they are going to abandon the leftist troika and vote with the GOP. GF, I sometimes worry about you.....
And by the way, Palin makes way more sense than 95% of what you post here so I don't take it as a criticism when you compare me to her. :-)
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