Because the democrats never HAD a real 60 vote majority..

[samrock]

With the likes of Liberman and Ben Nelson it was a best 58 + 2 that might go along if ya paid them off..

[azmouse]

1. Yep.

[FiveGoodMen]

2. But the pukes got lots of results (bad ones, obviously) with less than 58.

So that's not the whole story.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. THAT is when THEY used reconciliation to push thru their agenda.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7843399

[elocs]

4. I wish I had a dime for everytime I heard they did.

If you don't actually have a rock solid 60 votes to stop a filibuster it doesn't much matter what the 50-something is.

[donco6]

5. The Republicans are getting everything they want with a Minority.

Amazing how that works.

[n2doc]

6. AND Lincoln, and Landreau.....

Bunch of dinos....

[Bitwit1234]

7. What are you talking about add Landrieu and

Baucus Bennett and several others who didn't vote democratic. All of Rahm's blue dogs in the senate.