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Do you think it will? Without action by congress it happens at midnight tonight... More of the same. Interesting to see E. Warrens actions on this. For context http://thehill.com/homenews/house/226855-pelosi-gop-doesnt-have-the-votes
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kentuck
(111,101 posts)In the short term, the Democrats would be in the majority opinion that bailing out the banks again is a very bad idea. The people are not with the Republicans on that one. They would lose in the short term in the public's eye if they did not try to pass something.
marym625
(17,997 posts)But I would prefer that to passing the bill as is
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Lots of time still, I think there will be a CR.
marym625
(17,997 posts)I remember when the only reason you stayed up half the night for political reasons was to find out who won the election. Now we know that before it happens and, instead, we stay up to find out if we even have a working government.
Fuck this insanity
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)marym625
(17,997 posts)I'm not that old!
Sorry, struck me as funny.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)political absurdity and polarization. Damn, this is a country to run, not some F'en sporting event. This congress is the grosses excuse for a body of elected officials I've even seen. It's full of incompetents, hotheads, loose cannons and those out for only themselves and their cronies. It doesn't come close to representing "we the people." As George Carlin would have said, it's a F'en rich man's club and we aren't part of it!
marym625
(17,997 posts)Last time that my name is included in the name of torture. In the name of illegal war. Just beyond sick of it.
Next election, you shouldn't be allowed to run if you can't pass a simple high school test on the Constitution and read everything published, at the time, about the founding of this nation.
Then a psychological test that shows you're not a racist, misogynist, bigot, sociopath, etc.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)political candidates. There is far too much at stake today and the levers of power are tremendous.
marym625
(17,997 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)RKP5637
(67,111 posts)be used by some as a tool to unscrupulously block candidates. And who would develop and administer the evaluations in a nonpartisan manner ...
Lugano
(52 posts)joshcryer
(62,276 posts)So that they can blame the Democrats.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)This.
Hubert Flottz
(37,726 posts)it's not going to be a pretty sight. Sooner of later their pushing of the envelope, is going to backfire on them big time. Bullies are always in danger of getting an ass whipping from the new guys and gals on the block. I think even some of the "sensible right wingers," will get pissed when they start getting stung by the teabilliy's venom.
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)Shut.it.down
But I have no idea if it will or not. I hope so.
earthside
(6,960 posts)Between this bank bailout scheme and the 'meh' response to the torture report ... I just don't know this President anymore.
My attention shifts to leaders like Warren, Sanders and Pelosi.
marym625
(17,997 posts)"Tortured some folks" president has been there all along. He's just much smarter than most.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Blake Hounshell retweeted
Jake Sherman @JakeSherman 8m8 minutes ago
NEWS: HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL ROLL THE DICE, VOTE ON THE CROMNIBUS. MOVE TO THREE-MONTH STOP-GAP BILL IF IT FAILS.
I don't think there'll be a shutdown.
Paula Sims
(877 posts)And risk ticking off their corporate masters?
Then again, furloughed government workers are in the minority of the population and there isn't an election for 2 more years, so it's not much of a gamble.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)DeadLetterOffice
(1,352 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)~52 democrats.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Call their bluff, damnit!!
TBF
(32,064 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)Squirrel!! Hmm?
I wouldn't be surprised to find something more utterly horrendous is quietly being slipped past us under the radar while we are focused on this.
wildbilln864
(13,382 posts)a winner!
2naSalit
(86,646 posts)once in a while I get in a good one.