Displaying 271 To 300 Of 429 Comments it would be a lot funnier if it all wasn’t so crucial. » Posted By SanityNow On March 15, 2010 @ 9:22 am close: it is called a point of order (usually raised by the opposition against the current action) and it does take 60 votes to get past that point of order (if I am not mistaken, the point of order can also be blocked by the President of the Senate). Here is a part of a blog I found on the subject by an “expert” that sheds some light on the arcane: “Upset that reconciliation had become a vehicle for avoiding a filibuster of major policy change at times unrelated to deficit reduction, Senator Robert Byrd convinced his colleagues in the mid 1980s to place the » Posted By SanityNow On March 15, 2010 @ 8:45 am I like Lawrence, but he doesn’t seem to be sure about a lot of things. I like his passion though. and it is absolutely true that the Parliamentarian makes a ruling but the President of the Senate, Vice President Biden, or the President pro tempore has the authority to over rule the parliamentarian on any issue. and a bit of irony as well is that the President pro tempore of the Senate, in lieu of the President of the Senate, happens to be Senator Byrd, author of the Byrd Rule which happens to be the very item against which all the reconciliation items will be measured against. » Posted By SanityNow On March 15, 2010 @ 8:25 am hey, I am just blown away that the language exists at all in any form in any bill this close to the president’s pen. » Posted By SanityNow On March 15, 2010 @ 8:09 am that, above^, was meant for you KQuark. too late for me. g’night. » Posted By SanityNow On March 14, 2010 @ 11:00 pm I can’t see how this does not create some spectacular fireworks this week. and I think you are correct and I had a very similar first impression. I do, however, think that the language will be killed before it reaches the Senate for the actual process of line item reconciliation but that your first assertion is also correct and that gives me reason for optimism. It will be a very historic and interesting week. » Posted By SanityNow On March 14, 2010 @ 10:59 pm Gibbs Says Healthcare “Will Be the Law of the Land” by Next Week at any time during a given year, there are as many as 87 million people without access to affordable, legal health care. 87 million. » Posted By SanityNow On March 15, 2010 @ 9:17 am i would be more than happy to vote yes on the issue. If it doesn’t survive to vote, i will not be at all surprised. public approval needs to be hovering consistently around 75% for serious politicians to get behind this. Enough public support to mitigate the risk, no? Conservatives suck. The ultimate party poopers. » Posted By SanityNow On April 3, 2010 @ 8:46 pm and now its a bipartisan bill!? with ZERO retardlican votes? why am I still surprised by this tactic? it may be because I am a reasonable person. I don’t know. » Posted By SanityNow On March 24, 2010 @ 11:21 am Thanks bito! He is of the same mind. Exactly what I would think. My question is what recourse do state’s residents have in stopping their respective state AG from carrying forward with this ridiculously wasteful endeavor? Can they state lawmakers get an injunction from the respective state supreme court to stop the AG from wasting money on frivolous lawsuits for partisan purposes? » Posted By SanityNow On March 23, 2010 @ 9:34 am Congratulations to the progressive majority of America!! well done! The fight continues but victory is all but certain. The coalition of Republican Attorneys General are about to irresponsibly waste their respective state’s taxpayer funds for narrow partisan politics, bringing constitutional challenges on grounds that the HCR LAW violates the Tenth Amendment and the Commerce Clause contained therein. As conservative as this SCOTUS is, they will not find, imho, anything in this HCR LAW that violates State’s sovereignty under the 10th Amendment. Can you imagine the utter pandemonium that would ensue if they overturned such a hard fought HCR LAW? » Posted By SanityNow On March 23, 2010 @ 9:15 am never. Respect the office even if you don’t respect the one holding that office. I have no problem whatsoever with the conservatives not liking President Obama, but they need to show respect for the office as those of us on the left of the center did, to our great chagrin, while President Bush was in office. » Posted By SanityNow On March 18, 2010 @ 9:42 am that is because they are scary and you are sane. » Posted By SanityNow On March 18, 2010 @ 9:40 am with a very few and lightly watched exceptions ( I am thinking of my beloved Rachel Maddow to name one), you are spot ON. » Posted By SanityNow On March 18, 2010 @ 8:32 am THAT would be perfect. Absolutely perfect. » Posted By SanityNow On March 18, 2010 @ 8:30 am and Brett interrupted President Obama again as President Obama was trying to respond to Brett’s apology for interrupting. Fuax Pneus is the embodiment of the utter contempt and disrespect that conservatives across this country have for President Obama. Plain as day. » Posted By SanityNow On March 18, 2010 @ 8:21 am Health Care Summit Live Chat – WATCH LIVE HERE! that is what I noticed too. I am on it now. here is the link: http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN3.aspx and the conservitards ARE the American Al Qaeda… come to think of it, the Tea Baggers are an awful lot like the Iranian Basij as well, at the risk of mixing my metaphors. » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 11:26 am love that, AC! » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 11:22 am live video feeds are processor intensive stuff. really difficult to have a concurrent chat session while watching live… » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 10:00 am he is certainly the worst example of the worst type of politicking. I won » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 9:49 am oh jeebus. its the McCain… » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 9:26 am START YOUR TALKING POINTS! “SUMMIT” IS HERE! I don’t know, the reporter was off camera but it shocked me and it appeared to shock McConnell and Boehner and Kyl, who immediately tried to backtrack and walked right in to the dbl talk trap. » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 3:28 pm I am generally appreciative of Gergen’s insights but that crosses the line of credulity. I think this will go down as another brilliant political move by the WH. The concerted effort to expose the Rs and let them hang themselves by their own words is working wonderfully as evidenced by those callers. They need to keep that effort up Now use the Senate rules to pass what the vast majority of the people have mandated be done. » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 3:26 pm Later Patsy. It was fun. I am out too. Bye everyone! » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 3:22 pm even the reporters at their little press conference are now starting to call them on their double speak, saying the meeting was a waste of time and then saying a lot of worthwhile things were discussed. » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 2:54 pm it was just a name I gave to the cawler. sounded like he was from Joysey er somthin…maybe de Bronx, who knows… » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 2:42 pm “The most patient man in America: President Obama” – Majority Leader Reid clearly » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 2:35 pm certainly not in February » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 2:32 pm yeah, and now Vinny the Chin is saying they should take the extra month it would take to “start over and do it right” brilliant analysis » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 2:31 pm I guess, since the president and the Ds were the clear debate winners, the msms are relying on the tired old argument that there is no distinction between the parties just to reduce the credibility of the winners… the losers? the Americans watching the msms. » Posted By SanityNow On February 25, 2010 @ 2:17 pmComments Posted By SanityNow
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