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in PoliticsMitch McConnell plays game of Chicken with Senate

As Mitch McConnell is forced to filibuster his own grandstanding, we ask: Doesn't the USA deserve better?by weenwee / on Dec 7, 2012 -
in PoliticsDemocrats Take up the Good Fight to Reform the Senate

In response to complete obstructionism on the part of the Republican minority, Senate Democrats may actually reform the filibuster.by thinkster / on Dec 31, 2010 -
in PoliticsCan Republican Obstructionism be Morally Justified?

The Republican minority in Congress has done everything in its power to block any and all legislation created by Democrats to help average Americans. Can their obstructionism be morally justified?by thinkster / on Oct 7, 2010
Latest blogosphere posts tagged “filibuster”
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This week in comedy: With animated filibusters
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Someone so awesomely animated Patton Oswalt’s terrific 8 minute filibuster from Parks And Recreation. [Youtube] Bill Hader has no plans for a Stefon movie. [GQ] The best of Tobias Funke’s insert me anywhere. [Splitsider] Youtube’s comedy week begins tonight. Follow all the action here. [Youtube.com/Comedy] IN ...3 days ago -
I am so glad they make onesies this size.
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I thought James wasn’t going to be able to continue to wear onesies around the house when he got bigger than the largest size for them on the racks, but I did find some great 3T and 4T ones that he can wear as he grows! One is above…3 days ago -
Democracy on trial in the Senate
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Republicans seek to obstruct Obama executive, judicial nominees Nan Aron By Nan Aron President, Alliance for Justice With battles ahead over President Obama’s choices for Secretary of Labor, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Consumer Financial Protection ...3 days ago -
Asian stocks rise on signs of steady US recovery
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BANGKOK (AP) — Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday. A gauge of future economic activity issued Friday rose more than expected, a sign that the world’s biggest economy is improving. Consumer confidence also rose, offsetting several lackluster reports on ...4 days ago -
Beijing silk products fail quality tests
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Is anything in China real? Study finds some silk on sale in Beijing do not contain any silk Link: Beijing silk products fail quality tests4 days ago -
More bodies recovered in collapsed Indonesia mine
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Rescuers recovered four more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 13, police said on Monday. Fifteen other workers were still missing and feared dead. The Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport ...4 days ago -
Going out in style: Piano-themed coffins among attractions at Hong Kong cemetery expo
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Piano-themed coffins, paper caskets and pet urns were all on display at Wan Chai Exhibition Centre last week as more than 2,500 undertakers from around the world descended on Hong Kong to exhibit their wares at the Asia Funeral and Cemetry Expo. Organisers called it “practical ideas on global trends regarding the ...4 days ago -
So, looking to help others lose weight?
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I wish I had heard of EPX Body after I had given birth to both of my sons. Even though I gained more weight with my first pregnancy than I did my second, I felt that it was more difficult for me to lose the weight with my second because I had to work around the confines of my respiratory issues. Still, though, ...4 days ago -
Loan Harry Reid your testicles
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By Frank Moraes ( Ed. note : Franks second open letter to Sen. Boxer is here . -- MJWS ) At The Washington Post , two writers I admire, Greg Sargent and Jonathan Bernstein, are excited about the prospect of filibuster reform. First, Sargent broke the news that Harry Reid plans to go for the ...4 days ago -
Obummer
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by Psudo True democracy? If America was a Athenian-style direct democracy, where town meetings ruled the day, theres no way the USA would have been established or survived as one unified nation through essentially any national catastrophe weve ever faced. Individual cities (Boston, for example) might have maintained a ...1 week ago -
Looking for soft clothes for your little one?
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Since both of my children have periodic eczema issues, the items that I buy for them to wear are just as important as the items that I buy to clean their skin with. After all, the right kind of fabric can make a world of difference when it comes to mitigating these breakouts, just like the right kind of skin cleanser ...1 week ago -
In which we diversify our dinner noodles?
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Since James’ digestive system does really good with noodles being integrated into his dinners, we do this. I incorporate them into each of his dinners, and he likes all of the ones that I have gotten him so far. Jason chooses the ones I make that day, and so far this seems to be going as well as it possibly could!1 week ago -
Boycotting EPA nomination while hanging with big energy lobbyists
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Just for fun, lets take a look at the 2012 contributions from the electric utilities and oil and gas industry: Thats to provide some context for what happened this week, or didnt happen, in the Senate. On Thursday, all of the Republican senators on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee ...1 week ago -
Would disarming the filibuster be advantageous for Democrats?
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Nate Cohn doesn’t think so: With the GOP holding the House, Democratic-leaning legislation isn’t exactly piling up on Harry Reid’s desk. If Democrats had a good chance at retaking the House, perhaps filibuster reform would do more for the Democratic … Continue reading →1 week ago -
Republicans breaking government with ongoing cabinet obstruction
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The most effective way Republicans have found to make their political argument that government is bad is to actually break it, to keep it from functioning. And theyve had remarkable success, from slashing budgets in previous budget fights to the sequester. Theyre also doing it with the filibuster and other delaying ...2 weeks ago -
The ‘Party Of No’ Acts Out Again, Won’t Even Vote on EPA Nominee
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Right-wing obstructionism reached another low today when Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee would not even show up to vote today on the nomination of Gina McCarthy to be director of the Environmental Protection Agency. The spectacle was the equivalent of the six-year-old, willful ...2 weeks ago -
Republicans turn Senate rules, traditions into weapons of mass obstruction
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Republican obstruction of the president’s nominees on the Senate floor through use of (often silent) filibusters has been well-documented, but in the past two days the public has seen what those of us working on judicial nominees have known for far too long – the obstruction is often just as bad at the committee ...2 weeks ago -
Another funny picture that I found on FB…
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This one did originally come from Tumblr, though. It had to have. But still . Surprisingly enough, I’ve actually used Bing from time to time. In one of the classes that I took to get my associates’ degree, we had to use Bing for a few classroom assignments… we were told to. And sometimes I get Bing points ...2 weeks ago -
ALG urges McConnell filibuster to stop Obama Labor pick Perez
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May 8, 2013, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government General Counsel Nathan Mehrens today issued the following statement urging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to wage a filibuster against Obamas choice to head the Labor Department, Thomas Perez: " It is encouraging that Senator McConnell has weighed ...2 weeks ago -
Take it from Snee: Razing Hope
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Oh, hello there. I didn’t see you come to this Web site since that’s not really a thing you can see … or even hear since the dial-up days. Also, because I’m busy at work in my lair. So my lair may be a little unfinished right now. But, it will only take a couple of miles of jack-hammering before it’s a ...2 weeks ago


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