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JimGinPA

(14,811 posts) Mon Jun 19, 2017, 10:02 PM Jun 2017

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Sorry, I'm Not Impressed By A "Talk-A-Thon"

Harry Reid let McConnell shut down the senate at will, wouldn't allow Obama to fill court vacancies, including the Supreme Court and stalled legislation seemingly whenever he wanted citing "rules".

Where are all those damn "rules" now?

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Sorry, I'm Not Impressed By A "Talk-A-Thon" (Original Post) JimGinPA Jun 2017 OP

You do get, that the voters created this. You expect them to pull the rabbit pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #1

A Senate hunger strike would impress me leftstreet Jun 2017 #2

Yeah, maybe seppuku Cary Jun 2017 #4

We play "nicely nice". SHRED Jun 2017 #3

Actually Reid got fed up with McConnell's tactics and eliminated the filibuster for appointees... PoliticAverse Jun 2017 #5

pirateshipdude

(967 posts)

1. You do get, that the voters created this. You expect them to pull the rabbit

Reply to JimGinPA (Original post)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 10:03 PM

Jun 2017

out of the hat?

leftstreet

(36,116 posts)

2. A Senate hunger strike would impress me

Reply to JimGinPA (Original post)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 10:06 PM

Jun 2017

Cary

(11,746 posts)

4. Yeah, maybe seppuku

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 10:15 PM

Jun 2017

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

3. We play "nicely nice".

Reply to JimGinPA (Original post)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 10:15 PM

Jun 2017

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

5. Actually Reid got fed up with McConnell's tactics and eliminated the filibuster for appointees...

Reply to JimGinPA (Original post)

Mon Jun 19, 2017, 10:18 PM

Jun 2017

(other than Supreme Court appointees).

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