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4. This is how it works every single time. Republicans just have to run out the clock and they know it

Fri Jun 11, 2021, 10:57 AM

Jun 2021

Last edited Tue Jun 29, 2021, 12:00 PM - Edit history (1)

The less effective they can make the government, the more of a chance they can get a majority.

They are running on things not being done.

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I'm totally fed up with the way things are going... [View all] apcalc Jun 2021 OP

See, the thing is... MineralMan Jun 2021 #1

+1000. Thank goodness the adults are back in office. Hortensis Jun 2021 #11

Good cartoon, but Trump should have a crown of thorns with MAGA on it-- Lonestarblue Jun 2021 #19

:) Take a look at those faces. They're what grabbed me. Hortensis Jun 2021 #25

"WE are the forces of evil for these types' Maru Kitteh Jun 2021 #53

As you say, they're getting worse. Psychologists say many of our Hortensis Jun 2021 #55

I say the Democrats need to GOP on the GOP. Progressive Jones Jun 2021 #2

How do you propose to do that? wryter2000 Jun 2021 #17

Thank you. Caliman73 Jun 2021 #22

Thank you StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #45

I'll second that Amishman Jul 2021 #78

Interesting variation for DU. I'm pretty sure this isn't what Hortensis Jun 2021 #26

I love this sort of post...seriously...you suggest nothing that is particularly useful. Punch Demsrule86 Jun 2021 #37

Your post reads like you need a civics class. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #3

No. Do not need a civics class... apcalc Jun 2021 #9

Great response! hamsterjill Jun 2021 #13

It wasn't rude. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #59

Get TOUGH! Grow a BACKBONE! FIGHT BACK! StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #60

Right. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #65

Stronger rhetoric may be good StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #66

Agreed. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #67

I feel it's rude to say someone needs a lesson. hamsterjill Jun 2021 #63

It's not rude to state facts kcr Jul 2021 #77

Wow! This thread dates back a while. hamsterjill Jul 2021 #79

We can pressure Manchin but ultimately CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #23

It does appear to be all about money with Manchin. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #51

I think Manchin cares about CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #57

OK - so political survival, versus a bigger yacht. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #61

I don't think that is possible. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #62

This is how it works every single time. Republicans just have to run out the clock and they know it ck4829 Jun 2021 #4

Agree apcalc Jun 2021 #8

Easy to block. Hard to build. StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #12

Unfortunately, those things don't go together. bearsfootball516 Jun 2021 #5

Could have many years ago quakerboy Jun 2021 #16

LOL! StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #30

Except for being backward, right on quakerboy Jun 2021 #39

In 2005-6, Progressives fought like hell to keep the filibuster StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #41

I thought i responded to this.,.. guess it didnt post quakerboy Jun 2021 #42

Democrats had a filibuster-proof majority (60) from September 24, 2009 to February 4, 2010 betsuni Jun 2021 #68

Um.. 51 senators could have removed the filibuster quakerboy Jun 2021 #69

Um, they couldn't tell the future. betsuni Jun 2021 #70

If a scorpion stings you because you were playing with it quakerboy Jun 2021 #72

"Play with it"? It isn't a game. betsuni Jun 2021 #73

Then our electeds shouldnt treat it like a game quakerboy Jul 2021 #74

Blame Democrats is a game. What's the point? betsuni Jul 2021 #75

The party lets it happen quakerboy Jul 2021 #80

When did we have large majorities? Seriously, when? Please answer. betsuni Jul 2021 #81

We didn't have the votes in the Obama administration...I suppose you forgot about Mary Demsrule86 Jun 2021 #38

We didnt have the will quakerboy Jun 2021 #40

Bull StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #43

59 quakerboy Jun 2021 #64

Dump filibuster. Dems don't have the votes. Now what LizBeth Jun 2021 #6

Yes, I know # of votes are an issue apcalc Jun 2021 #7

I'm frustrated, but I always get frustrated with politics. Politicub Jun 2021 #10

Dems trying to work with the fascists falls right inline with McTurtles plan. nt yaesu Jun 2021 #14

If Manchin is a lost cause wryter2000 Jun 2021 #15

But if Manchin is a lost cause, Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #18

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2021 #20

Jason Kander made a great point on The New Abnormal podcast. Lots of people want him to run for OnDoutside Jun 2021 #21

Absolutely agree. Lonestarblue Jun 2021 #29

Excellent response. apcalc Jun 2021 #32

Dump the filibuster but Manchin is a lost cause? TraceNC Jun 2021 #24

We could take a beating given all the GOP voter suppression laws. apcalc Jun 2021 #31

How are Democrats going to dump the filibuster? mcar Jun 2021 #27

We likely can't...just frustrated. apcalc Jun 2021 #28

Yeah, I am too mcar Jun 2021 #33

Agree apcalc Jun 2021 #35

You want specifics? StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #44

... mcar Jun 2021 #46

Republicans look at politics as a fight to the death, an all out battle. Poiuyt Jun 2021 #34

Agree apcalc Jun 2021 #36

We're not going to beat the Republicans until we get just as vicious. Paladin Jun 2021 #47

Once we "get just as vicious" as Republicans, how will anyone be able to tell us apart from them? StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #48

You must enjoy continuous losses a hell of a lot more than I do. Paladin Jun 2021 #50

Let's see StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #52

Most who admire vicious find their way to the huge, inflamed mobs Hortensis Jun 2021 #54

I'm amazed by how many people don't see the looming existential threat. Efilroft Sul Jun 2021 #56

So if Manchin is a lost cause, how do you dump the filibuster? brooklynite Jun 2021 #49

DO IT BECAUSE I SAYS SO!!!! CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #58

You ff bipartisanship which is what is needed most Raine Jun 2021 #71

Get it moving then. Nobody here is stopping you. Kaleva Jul 2021 #76