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That's my unsolicited advice for the President and Senator Reid, or whoever is the next Senate Majority Leader. You're our leaders and the time for real hardball has arrived.
In the Senate, nothing gets to the floor, except appropriations bills that have to be passed to run the government and bills the President wants passed.
If the House subpoenas records and witnesses, ask for endless clarifications. Stall. Giver them nothing. There's nothing they can do about it. They have no police to enforce their subpoenas.
Propose every popular, left of center piece of legislation and force them to oppose it.
If they don't fund specific agencies, remind them that Treasury issues checks to pay the benefits and salaries of the members of Congress and their staffs.
Develop a new dossier on every Tea Party member of Congress, every staffer, every family member. As Mr. Dooley said, "politics ain't beanbag" and you can bet they are doing that to us. Then keep the damn information in reserve. I know it's not nice but it is necessary and probably already being done in some cases.
Every time they discriminate against us, lie, cheat, steal or espouse some nutty principle, someone must call them on it in the White House, Congress, in the media, everywhere. Loud and clear.
You tried cooperation with the Republicans. You were right to try that route. It failed and some very good people were blamed unfairly by the American People. We won't win more seats and the President won't get re-elected by trying to placate these people.
Give them no quarter.
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