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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 02:02 AM Sep 2012

Hey, Harry, as long as the testosterone supplements are working...

Are we going to get some new rules in January, or what?

Are you happy with the "deal" you made two years ago to require 60 votes for jack shit to get out of the Senate?

I think the rest of us are pretty tired about it.

I realize that if the D's are ever again a minority, then it can't be switched off, but here's the thing...

If we can get some LEGISLATION PASSED that actually fixes some things, makes some things better, and inures to the appreciation of the public, then:

(A) D's won't BECOME a minority, or

(B) By that time, the paradigm will have shifted far enough, and them along with it, that they can't do a whole lot of harm.

I think a large majority of the electorate is willing to take that chance.

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