WSJ article: GOP will have more influence in the Senate because

[old mark]

Dems will be afraid of consequences in 2012 election...only 9 republicans are up for re-election, but over 20 Dems will facing the voters, WSJ predicts lots of noise, but not much will be accomplished in the next 2 years. They think democrats will be even more reluctant to do anything that will make them stand out, and that they are regretting passing the healthcare reform act.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704737504575602312190896510.html


Canada sounds better all the time.

mark

[Nite Owl]

1. When are the dems ever

not fearful?

[EFerrari]

2. WSJ are right wing propagandists but you can't go wrong predicting

that Democrats will be tentative.


/oops

[Roma]

3. Good luck with Canada

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9538105

[old mark]

17. The accordianist on the Lawrence Welk show was Myron Floren....nt

[OHdem10]

4. The day after the election, I posted a panel from weekly standard

they the GOP will seek out Dem.Blue Dogs, and DLCers.
Offer them a deal they cannot refuse. If the Dems vote
with them, they will not put up a serious challenge
to them in 2012. No RNC No outside groups will run
attack ads against them. This is their strategy.

This panel also said there were Blue Dogs they did not
target, No outside group ads No RNC Ads, such as Taylor
in Miss. Taylor votes with GOP on any significant legislation


However Taylor openly trashed the Party Obama and Pelosi.
The GOP did not challenge him in any way. Guess what
Trashing Obama etc kept Taylor's base at home.
Taylor did NOT vote for Health Care, Stimulus, Cap&Trade.
Yes, he lost.

[DaveinJapan]

5. Someone should remind those "fearful Dems" that it was the

Blue Dogs who got creamed this past election.

Frankly, if they DON'T do anything for 2 more years they deserve to go. I know where MY support and contributions will be going, it will be going towards the re-election of Politicians who actually stand for something and try to get shit done!

[w4rma]

6. It will be a lie. Because after they get what they want they'll spend against them anyway. (nt)

[OHdem10]

14. There Blue Dogs this time the GOP did not challenge, did not

run Ads against them.
they lost. Read further on --I have more detailed explanation

[Swede]

7. Next you'll post some of Rupert's FOX news opinion pieces.

:shrug: Anything to slag Obama.

[ArcticFox]

8. And the filibuster will go away

Wasn't the White House saying they'd push to end the 60 vote requirement even if the Democrats lost the majority?

Well, now that the Republicans are only a few short of 50, there can be no doubt they can recruit a few Democrats to their cause on whatever legislation they wish to pass.

Just as congressional Democrats always fear the consequences of their actions, so too are congressional Democrats too fearful of standing as one. There will always be a few congressional Democrats willing to join with the Republicans. Call it "reaching across the aisle" or whatever.

[dsc]

10. the filibuster is going nowhere

though I wish it would. Among Senators with any degree of senority only Harken wants to see it go. I have a better chance of winning the Boston Marathon than we have of seeing the filibuster reformed in this or the next session of Congress.

[high density]

9. Even with a 60/40 senate the Republics still had the upper hand

Democrats endlessly watered down things to get votes that never materialized. It was certainly brilliant maneuvering by the GOP.

[madinmaryland]

11. The Murdoch Street Journal. Just another reich wing rag. nt

[howaboutme]

13. Please forget the LW vs RW. It's about big money versus Americans

The real enemy to average Americans is more about Wall Street, international CEOs, banksters and the lobbyist manipulators who tout the use of right wing versus left wing to define it.

The enemy is big money and the suckers are us.

[howaboutme]

12. Why are Dems afraid of corporate money?

I can't believe that Obama who had such huge political capital in 2009 allowed the Republicans to define him. But then what do you expect when his Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary represented Wall Street instead of Americans?

The problem with today's Democratic Party is that they are beholden FIRST to corporations and lobbies for other countries and while hoping to still get votes from Americans.

I'm ready for a Coffee Party that stands up for real Americans.

[upi402]

15. Yeah my hopes are spent

a while ago. I was a sucker there for a minute.

[ShadowLiberal]

16. Of course they'll have more influence, they'll have more seats then before

Seriously, anyone could tell you that gaining 6 seats in the senate gives you more influence even if you're still in the minority.

There's no reason to write up big long elaborate explanations of why, the GOP has more influence because they have more numbers then last time duh.

The only way that could change is if they suddenly got rid of/changed the filibuster in the next congress.

[DailyGrind51]

18. More influence? THEY already pretty much ran the Senate!