So what is the difference how many Dem Sens there are?

[Doctor_J]

If the current Senate profile was 100 repubs - 0 Dems, what would be different about how the country is run :shrug: IOW, what do the 44 Dem Senators DO for us?

[cali]

1. The Senate is an interesting place

designed to give individual Senators a considerable amount of power. It's also often referred to as the institution where the passions of the House are cooled. For instance, 41 dems can filibuster legislation. If you really want the answer to this, educate yourself about the Senate.

[Doctor_J]

2. I know what the rules say

:eyes: Just tell me what would be happening differently RIGHT NOW if the the ratio was 100:0?

[neverevergivein]

3. Well, we did get a one week delay on the Alito hearing

that's all I got to answer your question

[Doctor_J]

5. Woo-hoo!

I stand corrected. We reall are in charge

:sarcasm:

[onenote]

6. self delete

[William769]

4. Oy vey.

[onenote]

7. for one thing, they made it possible to defeat ANWR

[Totally Committed]

8. This sucks, I tell ya...

I am so goddammed tired of looking for one elected from this Party (Senate or House) unafraid enough to actually LEAD. There are so few, so few. Some talk really big - "I'll SUPPORT' a Fillibuster", others hide, others doubletalk or "spin" - "I won't vote for Cloture", but in the end, where are they all???? UNDER THE NEAREST F*CKING CHAIR KNEELING IN A PUDDLE OF THEIR OWN URINE. Oh, please, big, bad Bushies, don't hurt me.... I'll do anything you ask if I can just keep my job, please don't hurt me.....

No fillibuster? This is the beginning of the end of this Party and this country, my friends and we voted for the slobs about to give it all away. F*CK THEM!

TC