Democrats Need 51 Senate Votes to get things passed, not 60 votes like Republicans claim

[Better Believe It]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8503832

[zbdent]

1. They need the 60 votes to break a filibuster ...

and I keep hearing Dems say that they "don't have the votes" ...

[Oregone]

2. Strange, because during the Bush era, they never needed 60 to get anything they wanted done

[zbdent]

3. well ...

if they (the Dems) got something done, it was what Bush wanted done ...

If by "they" you mean the Repugs, you're right ... because the media was all behind THEM ...

[Davis_X_Machina]

4. They'll be hard-pressed to get fifty...

...because there are 40-43 Democrats. The rest are 'Democrats'. And in the House, the problem isn't always the Blue Dogs.

[ejpoeta]

5. frankly, the dems want to have a reason they aren't getting anything done as promised.

they 'need' it because they don't want to do it. there aren't enough that actually want to get things done.

[timeforpeace]

6. Hey, break the news to Harry, will ya?