Democratic caucus majorities: Senate by 18, House by 78

[ProSense]

Senate:

Democratic Caucus: 59 seats

Republican Caucus: 41 seats



House:

Democratic Caucus: 256
Republican Caucus: 178

[tridim]

1. Ignore the minority and get it done Dems.

There is no other option.

[ProSense]

2. I like our odds. n/t

[Jennicut]

3. it depends on how you use the majority.

We seem so afraid of the filibuster in the Senate.

[ProSense]

4. Could this

embolden Democrats?

Let's hope so. :)

[FVZA_Colonel]

5. Honestly, why can't we go back to the days when people had to be there and talking

continuously to filibuster? What's the point of essentially letting people threaten one and stop everything?

[Jennicut]

6. Worst thing both parties did was agree upon the no talking filibuster.

Its not real to me.

[Odin2005]

7. If you count the Pukes and ConservaDems together they have the majority.

And we the people get screwed. The party labels are meaningless, the corporatists are still in control and the Real Dems are in a minority.

[Cha]

8. Now we all we can do

deal in the reality of what we do have..and in two years..who knows? brown either screws Mass or screws the teabags(right).

[davidpdx]

9. I agree with the reminder that we are still in the majority

But one thing I want to point out is that the House barely passed the HCR bill. If we had to go back and start over, I think it is doubtful it would pass either chamber. That worries me. There are a lot of conservadems in both chambers that are going to continue to kill us.

[ProSense]

10. "If we had to go back and start over, I think it is doubtful it would pass either chamber. " Or

it would pass after being watered down even more by the Stupaks in the House.