Allyson, are you making up your own steps, in the defiance of all authority figures who say the Bogo Pogo's the only way to go? Sigh. Don't you know there are no new steps?
Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?
Stoner Vamp ,'Lessons'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Emily - May 18, 2005 10:02:57 am PDT #5294 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
tommyrot - May 18, 2005 10:03:20 am PDT #5295 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So their assumption is that they'll have the majority 4evah?
That's just silly.
Yeah. Although their plan is to have the majority 4evah. A lot of their proposed policies are supposedly geared towards crippling the Democrats in elections....
Topic!Cindy - May 18, 2005 10:04:29 am PDT #5296 of 10001
What is even happening?
At least, that's what they say. But it could be a slippery sloap to eliminating the filibuster for everything.
Which is what Senate Democrats (including my own Senators) tried to do, back in 96, or so.
Gudanov - May 18, 2005 10:04:36 am PDT #5297 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
So their assumption is that they'll have the majority 4evah?
I think it's being done for immediate political gain. The republican leader in the Senate (Bill Frist) is wanting to mount a presidential run in '08 and is under a lot of pressure from the religious right to make this move.
Laura - May 18, 2005 10:04:50 am PDT #5298 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
What it comes down to is that there are 10 judical nominees that the Democrats are threatening to fillibuster
Of course they blocked like 60 of Clinton's. Yes, this is very shortsighted since I fully expect the Republicans to lose their power position. (And don't dare disagree with me)
Jesse - May 18, 2005 10:05:03 am PDT #5299 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So their assumption is that they'll have the majority 4evah?
Yes, that.
I wonder if Cobert's thing about congress's "separation... and POWER" is still on line.
Gudanov - May 18, 2005 10:08:43 am PDT #5300 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Which is what Senate Democrats (including my own Senators) tried to do, back in 96, or so.
A few of them anyway. In this case, there's a pretty decent chance it will happen. I don't think they ever had the numbers back then.
shrift - May 18, 2005 10:11:46 am PDT #5301 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I made it to the post office this afternoon. It took me 45 minutes to mail 3 packages. I forgot that it was passport season. Grr. Next time I bring my own packaging and use the automated doohickey.
Topic!Cindy - May 18, 2005 10:13:14 am PDT #5302 of 10001
What is even happening?
A few of them anyway. In this case, there's a pretty decent chance it will happen. I don't think they ever had the numbers back then.No, they didn't. But it just makes me hate everyone more. Who knew that was even possible.
I think the Republicans are being as dirty as mud about this. I also think the Democrats are more shocked than they ought to be, that there's gambling in Casblanca.
Gudanov - May 18, 2005 10:14:23 am PDT #5303 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Now the nuclear option part of it is interesting. The phase was coined by Trent Lott, used by Bill Frist, but recently the republicans have tried to move away from that phase and accuse Democrats of calling it the nuclear option.