Tweety: Call Their Bluff, Dare Them To Filibuster

[Me.]

Go to the mattresses, bring in the cots. Amen.

[liskddksil]

1. that was awesome

[Me.]

4. Up Or Down Vote

Why are the losers allowed to be obstructionists

[SuperTrouper]

19. Yep, shed some light on those vile Republican nematodes

[eppur_se_muova]

34. Nematodes serve a vital role. Please don't compare them to Republicans. nt

[ShortnFiery]

2. Yah, let's (Democratic Senators) sleep on the mattresses and the dastardly GOP sleep on the cots?

:evilgrin:

[senseandsensibility]

3. Of course Thom Hartmann's been saying this for a long time

but I agree.

[rufus dog]

5. Could it be that the memo went out to MSNBC today

It seems that all of the anchors are calling out the repukes.

[Me.]

7. Amen To That Too

[Parker CA]

13. Unfortunately it usually only kicks in after the 2:00 hour PST. They need help in the AM hours. n/t

[Baikonour]

30. Not while Morning Schmo still has a job.

[rvablue]

17. And by Monday, they'll be back spouting GOP talking points. Don't you get it yet?

This whole attack, recede, change sides....blah, blah, blah....is an effort to maintain the ratings garnered by an historic election cycle.

So, they create a fight .... despite how false it is .... and we all tune in like lemmings to watch.

Mark my words, the second the support starts building for the Jobs Bill, they'll have a whole 'nother slew of RWers on to lie and smear again.

[Window]

6. That's what I'm talking about! They may make the President go there.

:kick:

[global1]

8. I Like Axelrod's Response......

when Tweety said what are you worried about - bring in the cots. Axelrod said what he is worried about are those people that won't be sleeping in their homes (paraphrasing).

[Me.]

15. The Way He Stayed Above The Fray & Let Tweety Do The Heavy Lifting

was excellent. And it is more than past time to call the republican'ts on the filibuster. We had the gang of 12 strong arming everyone with it during * and now this. Call them on it and let them lay down and be counted. But make them stay there, in front of the cameras, do it right.

[amandabeech]

29. And that $15,000 tax break for home buyers is going to fix it?

Get real Axelrod.

Today, my latest temp job ended. I came home to find my landlord fixing something in the house.

We got to talking and he said that he's getting lots of calls from people who have been turned out of their rentals because of foreclosures. He said that there simply isn't enough housing on the market, particularly for families, because too much is tied up in foreclosure.

What the h*!! is this stimulus bill doing about that?

Does Obama have another bill on the way which would buy these foreclosed properties and turn them into rentals? That tax break won't help many renters buy these foreclosed houses. They'll probably end up in the hands of Chinese investors and be way overpriced.

It is time to go to the mattresses and the cots.

Cool without more doesn't cut it anymore, Mr. Axelrod.

[Phx_Dem]

9. AMEN!

Wolf Blizer just interviewed an economist from Moody's who advised John McCain during the campaign. He said Obama's plan is a good one -- not perfect -- but good and it will create new jobs quickly.

WOlf said, "Should John McCain, whom you advised, vote for it?" He said, "Absolutely. The economy is slipping away and it needs to pass soon." (paraphrased)

[vaberella]

10. My love and devotion to Tweety never fades...^_^ n/t

[ThomCat]

23. Careful.

He's on our side now, but he's spent years trashing Clinton and propping up every wackjob Republican talking point Rove could hand him. It's only recently he has seen the tide turn and he has changed sides.

He could easily change sides again.

Don't assume he's on our side just because he sounds like it right now.

[vaberella]

27. You don't have to tell me.

My love for Tweety is out of a perverse pleasure I get at being angry when he turns. I seriously think the man has a severe and extreme case of bipolar that has been left untreated for years. Loopiest bat on tv...however he still entertains me enough to have me love him. ^_^

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

11. No shit Sherlock. Tweety starting to make sense - isn't that one 1 of the 7 signs of the Apocalypse?

[kstewart33]

12. Likely, today's jobless numbers did it.

600,000 jobs lost in four weeks.

Tax cuts? We don't need no stinkin' tax cuts. We need jobs!!!!!

[camera obscura]

14. Ex-freaking-actly! Get the picture, Reid, call their bluff!

[Thrill]

16. I think they would do this. But are worried about the Democrats not voting for it

[Me.]

18. It's Head Knocking Time For Some Dems

You want money and help with your next election, support....then ante up now. I'm sick of us being defeated by those who sign themselves with a D.

[hvn_nbr_2]

20. Make 'em filibuster.

Can you say "death throes"?

People are hurting. People who aren't hurting (yet) are scared. If they filibuster, that gurgling sound you'll hear will be the Republican party going down Grover Norquist's bathtub drain.

[ecstatic]

21. Yeah. Tweety would love the drama

He thrives on political drama.

[bleever]

22. Yes.

Make them stand there and block the bill, with everyone watching.

[w4rma]

24. Yes! A filibuster like the Senate used to do 30 years and before ago. (nt)

[RoyGBiv]

25. Absolutely ...

Make them display their foolishness in the grandest style possible.

I don't like this bill. This is not the legislation we need. There are far too many tax cuts in it.

[rd_kent]

26. Why not?

I still dont understand the problem with the filibuster. Why cant they just use "the nuclear option"?

[bridgit]

28. Nancy Skinner made the same call sitting in for Randi today: Vote It!! Let them put their names...

on the growing list of republican obstructionists that are prepared to push America off the cliff into oblivion just to game a little more power. Push them to it, make them vote, make them pay the price; start poking them in the chest, start fighting back!

[Honeycombe8]

31. Exactly, Tweety! Isn't there ONE Democrat with balls? Not Reid, that's for sure. nt

[Baikonour]

32. Money will grow from trees before Reid grows the balls to challenge a filibuster.

[dcindian]

33. The nuclear option.

Oh wait what spine?