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liberalpragmatist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:06 PM Original message |
Democrats Didn't Have the Votes to End the War |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. They DID, however, have the power to delay funding... |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Again, they didn't have to vote to end the war all they had to do was let Bush's veto |
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BobRossi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. They didn't have to deliver a bill at all! |
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pat_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
34. "No money, no war"? Under rule by signing statement? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. Bullshit. It only takes 41 votes in the Senate to stop funding the OCCUPATION. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Can you explain that? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. It takes 60 votes for cloture. 41 votes blocks cloture. Filibuster funding w/o exit. |
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TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:06 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. Judging by the Sounding Of The Crickets, Apparently Not |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
35. Thank you for explaining that. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:59 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. You're certainly welcome, Taz. No matter how many times this FACT is presented ... |
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Joe for Clark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. I couldn't disagree more. |
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SergeyDovlatov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. of course we do have enough votes to end the war |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. They could've not passed anything. They could've sent up the same bill over & over... |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. De-authorize the war. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. OP should be titled "Gutless Congress Opts to Continue Occupation" n/t |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. "Grandma, why didn't anyone stop the war criminal Bush?" |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
11. Thank you for your sense of realism. No flames here (nt) |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. The Republicans have no trouble voting the party line |
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liberalpragmatist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Actually, Democratic unity this Congress exceeds Republican unity |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. They chose to collaborate with the Blue Dogs and Bush and make excuses. |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. Yes they do. |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
16. We had to blink because the GOP wasn't going to? |
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liberalpragmatist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. I'm not optimistic that such a strategy would have worked |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:23 AM Response to Reply #22 |
37. Each event affects the next |
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pat_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:04 AM Response to Reply #16 |
31. Nancy's "off the table" edict doomed them to impotent gesture. . . |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
18. Naughty, naughty! Flying in the face of DU Orthodoxy. Minority opinions are not appreciated. |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Nice vitriol |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Pragmatism, eh? |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. i agree and i would hope that dems would quit |
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MissWaverly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. I am pissed over impeachment is off the table |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
24. Agree. |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. You dishonor my troops |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Hardly. |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
26. no flames BUT ... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
28. Even so, they owed it to the voters to voice their votes. IMHO |
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pat_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:48 AM Response to Original message |
30. They have the votes to impeach. |
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TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:08 AM Response to Original message |
33. America The Apologists. |
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avrdream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:51 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Wow, I had a different response. |
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