I did well in my high school Civics class, but I'll be damned if I can understand how our legislative system actually works. It passes with 78 votes but was being held up by a filibuster and the reason the Dems can't do anything is because they don't have 60 votes to stop filibusters. Huh.
When you look back at this, in the three seconds it'll take you to turn to dust, I think you'll find the mistake was touching my stuff.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Mar 02, 2010 4:32:32 pm PST #12737 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aims - Mar 02, 2010 4:34:14 pm PST #12738 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Yeah, it alludes me as well.
sarameg - Mar 02, 2010 4:38:09 pm PST #12739 of 30001
Senate rules. Used to be everyone used the filibuster sparingly. Then they changed the rules (here I get fuzzy) that a filibuster didn't actually require doing a Mr.Smith and really stopped respecting the principle behind the point of a filibuster (last ditch, put your feet and mouth where your principles are and fucking fight for it to the point of exhaustion, instead of calling it a filibuster and checking out for cocktails at Ye Old Capitol Grille. Not that I'm cranky or anything.)
And the Dems are being asses too.
-t - Mar 02, 2010 4:40:20 pm PST #12740 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And the Dems are being asses too.
Heh. Donkeys.
Aims - Mar 02, 2010 4:51:35 pm PST #12741 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Huh. A little government Google-ing turned up that a former schoolmate of mine is a Special Assistant to Speaker Pelosi. Neat.
FOUR DEGREES TO THE PRESIDENT!!
sarameg - Mar 02, 2010 4:53:03 pm PST #12742 of 30001
Jeez, watching back-to-back The Wire followed by a PBS aired ep of MI5 is... depressing.
sarameg - Mar 02, 2010 5:11:03 pm PST #12743 of 30001
You know, I think I need to do a house swap with msbelle. I can provide mac just enough different person that it goes relatively smoothly, and she can go crackers with paint and goop off.
Signed,
Still haven't de-painted the glass doorknobs or brass yet.
I did rip out 95% of the cable, though!
msbelle - Mar 02, 2010 5:25:38 pm PST #12744 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
DEAL!!! When can you get up here?
Kat - Mar 02, 2010 5:25:39 pm PST #12745 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
In non-Bureau news: the Dsquared collection for fall had really great shoes. If I were a chiropractor I'd totally want a pair: [link]
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sumi - Mar 02, 2010 5:28:14 pm PST #12746 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
The Good Wife: Alan Cumming is playing Emmanual Rahm ! More or less.