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Filibusterbating December 6, 2012 8:20 pm ER

Debt Ceiling Bluff Called By Harry Reid, Leaving Mitch McConnell To Filibuster Himself

These guys are losing it. They can’t take “yes” for an answer.

“This may be a moment in Senate history when a senator made a proposal and, when given an opportunity for a vote on that proposal, filibustered his own proposal,” said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). “I think we have reached a new spot in the history of the Senate we’ve never seen before.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/06/debt-ceiling-mitch-mcconnell_n_2251515.html

  • A truly graphic illustration of how awful the GOP has become at governing. by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-07 11:24:24
    • I don't understand what he was trying to do. by ER 2012-12-07 12:24:49

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