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He's got the majorities on the Hill, what does it matter.

Posted by Loyola Aug 5 '09, 10:25

In parliamentary democracies, the other side cause brouhaha as a matter of course. No one expects the governing party to pay them a blind bit of notice. It's the way it works. They won, the other crowd lost, suck it.

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Not to mention that most people *with* insurance, like their current plan. - musubi Aug 5, 10:29
There aren't enough Democrats of one mind to get that done. - CovingtonCat Aug 5, 10:27 3
- And they're hampered by the fact that in large part they got that majority by running centrist candidates. - Ender Aug 5, 10:29 1
  - What's being proposed is hardly hard left. Heck, even the Economist endorses a healthcare system based around public funding. -- nm - Roger More Aug 5, 10:45
- no, no, us liberals all share the same mother brain -- nm - Guy Aug 5, 10:28
That's cute how you act like Democrats vote in unison. Herding cats is a more straightforward process than getting all Dems in line. (nm) - musubi Aug 5, 10:26 7
- Parties in Europe actually have "party whips", if you don't tow the line, good luck to you, you're gone. -- nm - Loyola Aug 5, 10:28 6
  - Both parties in Congress have Whips too. -- nm - Ender Aug 5, 10:32
  - I appreciate the fact that elected officials are willing to go against party lines. - musubi Aug 5, 10:30 4
    - That's why there's so many parties to choose from. If your local guy has potatoes growing from his ears and can't string two words together, you're - Loyola Aug 5, 10:33 3
      - Unfortunately, we effectively only have two parties. (nm) - musubi Aug 5, 10:47 2
        
        yup, the party that is in power and the party that isn't. -- nm - znufrii Aug 5, 10:54
        
        For now. We'll see how long that lasts. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 10:49
They still have to get reelected. Mobs with torches and pitchforks at all of your meetings in your home distritct isn't conducive to that. -- nm - Ender Aug 5, 10:26 1
- and Dick Armey will see to making sure that they're there. -- nm - znufrii Aug 5, 10:27
except this goes beyond partisanship and whatnot. a sizeable portionof democratic reps are just as much in the pockets of special interests - znufrii Aug 5, 10:26 14
- Yeah I was thinking something along the lines of that the other day. Campaign finance reform, lobbying, etc. that's really the one to fix. It's at the - Loyola Aug 5, 10:30 13
  - I favor a wholesale restructuring of the representative system. -- nm - znufrii Aug 5, 10:36 12
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      - we would be *bombed*. -- nm - TFox Aug 5, 10:41 2
        
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        I'd have to get a surgically enlarged bladder -- nm - Roger More Aug 5, 10:45
      - at least I didn't bother to go into detail. -- nm - znufrii Aug 5, 10:40 7
        
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        mention of 'opera' - a sip. attention seeking post (eg home runs are boring) - a sip. dawson bait - chug -- nm - Roger More Aug 5, 10:46 2
        
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        actually stretch opera to any mention of 'live theatre'. -- nm - Roger More Aug 5, 10:47
        
        Wait, how do we drink an article of clothing. -- nm - Ender Aug 5, 10:44 2
        
        You can do anything with a Magic Bullet -- nm - Roger More Aug 5, 10:48
        
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