Ah, yes. I remember it well!
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Seems like only yesterday when the Republicans were castigating the Dems for even thinking the word "filibuster."
And the media! They had conniptions about the traitorous Democrats who would be such obstructionists when it came to trying to keep in check the "Majority."
Matthews et. al. would quickly remind all that "the people had spoken" when they elected a Repugnant majority.
Today, on NBC the political reporter virtually blushed at how "strong" the Republican minority had proved to be, by using the filibuster card to hold back a vote . . . a vote desired by that new majority, elected as those same "people's" representatives.
Here (below) in today's NY Times, the headline is written by the Repugnants, so they are referred to as "A ‘Robust’ G.O.P."
When the Dems threatened filibuster, it was an act of betrayal to our system. With the Repugs, not so much:
Seems like only yesterday when the Republicans were castigating the Dems for even thinking the word "filibuster."
And the media! They had conniptions about the traitorous Democrats who would be such obstructionists when it came to trying to keep in check the "Majority."
Matthews et. al. would quickly remind all that "the people had spoken" when they elected a Repugnant majority.
Today, on NBC the political reporter virtually blushed at how "strong" the Republican minority had proved to be, by using the filibuster card to hold back a vote . . . a vote desired by that new majority, elected as those same "people's" representatives.
Here (below) in today's NY Times, the headline is written by the Repugnants, so they are referred to as "A ‘Robust’ G.O.P."
When the Dems threatened filibuster, it was an act of betrayal to our system. With the Repugs, not so much:
"I mean, we’re not stalling. We’re using, at the risk of being redundant, the power of a robust minority to guarantee that we get fair treatment." Minority Leader Mitch McConnellI can remember when Mr. McConnell advocated removing the Dems power to filibuster bills he liked. But, that was then, this is now. And, while it hurts to admit it, were I McConnell, and faced with such weak Democrats, I'd pull the same bullying tactics. JB ===== [/BREAK]
A Robust G.O.P. Blocks Senate War Debate - The Caucus - Politics - New York Times Blog February 5, 2007, 7:43 pm A ‘Robust’ G.O.P. Blocks Senate War Debate By Kate Phillips On the Senate floor just a short while ago, a pretty hot debate ensued before any real debate on Iraq resolutions was allowed, or actually not allowed by the vote following the debate about the proposed debate. The Senate went 49-47, the Democrats well shy of the 60 votes needed to moved ahead on one of the war resolutions. As you may have anticipated through reports during the weekend and today, Republicans in the Senate voted in near unanimity tonight against the Democratic leadership’s intention to bring the Warner-Levin resolution opposing President Bush’s troop buildup to the floor for debate. From watching the roll call on the vote, it would appear that nearly all Republicans, excepting Susan Collins of Maine and Norm Coleman of Minnesota,voted to keep the Warner-Levin measure from being Topic A.More here
