I demand Democratic obstructionism in the next Congress.

[TeamPooka]

Exactly what the GOP did for the last 6 years?
That needs to be us now.
You know all their legislation is going to have poison pills and bullshit deal-breakers inserted.
We need to filibuster every fucking thing the GOP puts down as a bill.
Fuck them.
The GOP gets nothing.
I don't even want any bills showing up on the President's desk for a veto.
They promised to break the gridlock because they caused it.
Fuck them.
Time to lock up the grid and make them break their promise.
Fuckers.

[villager]

1. It won't happen, of course. Expect caving and quavering. Though perhaps Sanders or Warren...

...could be prevailed upon to filibuster the most odious bills as they slither through the chamber...

[TeamPooka]

3. We will need some conviction and guts to make it happen. nt

[L0oniX]

6. No worries. Obama will reach out as usual and it will be just dandy.

[muntrv]

2. Exactly. It's only the Golden Rule.

[AtomicKitten]

4. hear, hear

[L0oniX]

5. You don't really expect left over DLC 3rd way'rs to obstruct do ya?

[TeamPooka]

7. Fuck them too. nt

[Nuclear Unicorn]

8. That'll teach those government shutter downers a lesson!

[Hoyt]

9. Yeah, let's act like Republicans. I'm fine with stalling cruddy legislation, but

if it's something we need, it might be better to support something that helps even if not perfect..

Might be good to couch the message as, "unlike the Republicans who blocked needed legislation for last 6 years,..........."

[TeamPooka]

14. When the GOP passes a "something we need bill" i'll take your side. But I don't see many of those

on the way based on what they campaigned on.

[Jim__]

10. If the dems filibuster like the republicans did, the republicans will drop the filibuster. - n/t

[grahamhgreen]

16. Good. It does us no good for them to use, while we don't. Gives them all the power.

[grahamhgreen]

11. Absolutely! "silent fillibusters' by un-named Senators on every bill!

[TeamPooka]

12. This.

[Progressive dog]

13. Yup, Republicans shut down government bad

Democrats shut down government good.
This was sarcasm, I hope your OP was too.

[TeamPooka]

15. You are confusing a government shutdown with blocking bad legislation. watch your nouns.

[Progressive dog]

17. No I,m not--

At least one party has to not act like children.

[LanternWaste]

22. Blocking bad legislation is acting childish?

Blocking bad legislation is acting childish, or do you need to re-qualify your statement a wee bit more?

[Progressive dog]

35. Not governing when you are elected to govern is much worse than childish

Children can't do nearly the amount of harm that this could.
I don't need to qualify that at all.

[TeamPooka]

24. That attitude is exactly why the Republicans can cheat, win and get everything they fucking want.

[Progressive dog]

36. So the Democrats are supposed to obstruct

and shut down the government and default on the debt, to stop the Republicans from cheating.

[Maedhros]

18. Good luck with that.

I think the Democrats like their submissive relationship to the Republicans. Absolves them of responsibility for producing results.

[Skittles]

19. if they have not listened to us up until now

it is doubtful they're gonna start

[Bettie]

20. I'd like to see it too

but we won't.

We'll see congresscritters rushing to the Right, to lick the teabaggers' boots.

We'll see senators begging for the TPP, Keystone XL, and an end to Social Security and Medicaid as we know them.

There might be a few hold outs, but for the most part, we appear to have elected a spineless group who are only active when they think it might buy them a few more years in the seats that make them money.

[Viva_Daddy]

21. I disagree violently. Two obstuctionist parties are two too many.

Yes, filibuster or block really bad bills or hot political topics but let the President veto the rest of the bad bills. He's a "lame duck" who doesn't have to worry about running for office again.

Filibusters should also be "traditional". Stand up on the floor and talk.

I predict that Boehner and McConnell will have enough problems just trying to corral their caucuses.

[SomethingFishy]

23. 60 votes for cloture.

Throw it in their faces.

I see lots of people claiming we should, as usual "take the high ground". Fuck that. Stick it to these assholes every fucking way possible. Show a goddamn spine.

[TeamPooka]

25. word. +1000

[Cleita]

26. Won't happen.

The corporate end game is the same no matter which party is in charge. Washington is horribly corrupt. There are some sincere and honest legislators but they are outnumbered by puppet theater on both sides of the aisle.

I've come to the conclusion that we need to concentrate on making our local and state elected officials do the right thing. Eventually we might be able to clean Washington up.

[KingCharlemagne]

27. I agree. Time to pay those Republican shitheads back in their

own fucking currency.

[Louisiana1976]

28. I agree. The Dems should filibuster filibuster filibuster the way the Rethugs did. And if they don't

succeed Obama should veto everything.

[ooglymoogly]

29. You assume too much or maybe I should say hope too much

Do you believe our intrepid MINORITY leader who has been holding down the fort with milktoast and wet noodle bromides; will get a backbone and leave his 'don't blame me, its not my fault' corner, to stand and fight; or that he will not run, shuddering in his boots, at the first threat of suspending the 60 vote "rule"; as he did before; or that the many DINO's or DWH,s , (a self coined acronym for Democrats without honer), will bravely come to the fight on the side of the Democrats or democracy, or any fairness at all for that matter.

Forgetting the new way "democrats", The only democratic stallworts to hold down the fort and our democratic honor and this hope, that we all have in varying degrees, is Warren, Sanders, Brown, Whitehouse and 5 or six others and in fair weather just a small few more, keeping the democrats relevant; or that these are any match for the zeolotry that has taken over our government by outright fraud, cheating, and bald faced lies.

Other than huge landslides in 16, large enough to inundate and overtake the fraud; democracy is over and elections have become nothing more than a show to rake in the billions for television and internet conglomerates who along with the rest of the top 2%, hammer to suit to whatever is wanted in these "elections".

[blkmusclmachine]

30. I have a feeling Obama will destroy the DEM brand by 2016. Make it really toxic.

We will lose Independents, and left-of-Center voters after 2 years of Obama giveaways to the lunatic brigade in the GOP. That's what happens when you have a former Reagan Republican/"New Democrat" as the Party leader. Look at how Crist lost. That (D) after the name is nothing more than political expediency.

[LiberalEsto]

31. I agree, but they won't.

They are gutless, as they have proved time and again.

[Phlem]

32. That's what I wish Obama should have done from day 1 instead of

shaking hands with them.

[jalan48]

33. Why it Won't Happen

It won't happen because half the Democrats are really Republicans.

[TeamPooka]

38. I love dogs but I hate bluedogs.

[Xyzse]

34. Agreed, since there really needs to be a differentiation between the parties.

To Republicans, Democrats are cowardly communists who would rather spend on their dime. They have effectively simplified Democrat = Enemy, less than human and nothing else.

The nuance between a Democrat to a Republican however when it comes to everyone else is much more blurred.

To the general Independent or even a Millenial, they don't really see much of a difference since what they see is Democrats taking the Republican position and even dismissing their own accomplishments and saying it is flawed, rather than celebrating whatever success they have and promoting it.

A Republican passing something crazy, they would swear up and down that it is the second coming while it creates havoc on everyone else other than the rich.

They really need to be able to show the difference. During the Bush era, it was easy to spot the difference... It is much harder right now.

[TeamPooka]

39. The 1% are dancing on their graves. The buried think "Hey, what a great party! There's dancing!"

[madokie]

37. Yes it does and we need it be on Steroids

fuck the pukes and the lies they rode in on

[libtodeath]

40. Load every damn bill with amendments to increase minimum wage,equal pay for equal work

more safety net programs.
Not one fucking bill passes without making repugs vote AGAINST their own voters interests.

[Cha]

41. I think some are missing the point, TeamPooka.. Why wouldn't they want to obstruct

the obviously destructive bills that would be coming from Koch's roaches?

[TeamPooka]

43. Exactly and I feel we need to pressure the weak ones to have a spine.

[Cha]

47. Yep.. that would be a worthy MISSION!

[Paladin]

42. Agreed. Let's see how they like it. (nt)

[Old Nick]

44. Amen to that!

Rec

[Dirty Socialist]

45. The Republicans obstructed for 6 years

But all I hear from the M$M is the GOP led Hose passed a bunch of job creating bills (a lie, they weren't job creators) and the Democrats didn't vote on them. It doesn't matter what the Dems do, the perception will be the Dems won't work with the Repuglicans.
Come to think of it, screw 'em. Filibuster. The Dems will be blamed for everything anyway.

[TeamPooka]

46. "The Dems will be blamed for everything anyway." excatly. nt