Richard Lavin
- : Carrollton, TX
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- : Moderate
- : Independent
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While the Democrats may need a filibuster-proof majority to advance their political agenda, (especially with Bush still in office), they do not need this majority to prevent the Republicans from advancing theirs. All they need is a simple majority in order to control the committee chairs and thereby control the congressional agenda. They have this ability but seem unwilling to use it to impede the Republicans in any way.
Posted at July 11, 2008 6:38 PM in response to Forgiving the FISA Cave
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With all due respect to BTFJN, ChronoSpark and Articleman, I believe you are missing the point Bluebell is trying to make. The comment is more a condemnation of the Democrats in Congress than it is a criticism of Obama.
There is no claim that Obama=Bush. The two equations are: "Blue Dogs + Republicans = Republicans" and "Obama + Blue Dogs + Republicans = Republicans", meaning that the influence of Obama is negligible.
I believe that what he is saying is that, in regard to this and many other issues, it's irrelevant who is in the white house if the Republicans control Congress. His frustration is that, even though they are now the minority, the Republicans continue to control Congress. The Republicans seem to have no difficulty in moving their agenda forward while the Democrats seem impotent in preventing them from doing so. Unless the Democrats in Congress can grow some spines, a President Obama will end up doing nothing but vetoing conservative legislation during his term. Your progressive agenda will not advance.
Posted at July 11, 2008 3:55 PM in response to Forgiving the FISA Cave
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Yea, I guess it would have been a good idea for me to include that link as well. I guess the morning caffeine hasn't kicked in yet. Here's the link to Logico's post:
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/07/fisa-status-101-before-we-dont.php
Posted at July 2, 2008 9:42 AM in response to Time To Get To Work On FISA
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I posted this in Logico's "FISA Status 101" post (highly recommended - lots of good info). Please excuse the cross post but its relevant here as well and is another thing (admittedly small but very easy) that readers opposed to retroactive immunity can do:
Another thing you can do is support Sen. Dodd and Feingold in their opposition to retroactive immunity. I received this from Sen. Dodd today via email.
It's basically an online petition that allows you to become a "Citizen Co-Sponsor" of the Dodd/Feingold Amendment to stop retroactive immunity.
Posted at July 2, 2008 9:29 AM in response to Time To Get To Work On FISA
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Another thing you can do is support Sen. Dodd and Feingold in their opposition to retroactive immunity. I received this from Sen. Dodd today via email.
It's basically an online petition that allows you to become a "Citizen Co-Sponsor" of the Dodd/Feingold Amendment to stop retroactive immunity.
Posted at July 1, 2008 8:26 PM in response to FISA Status 101 (Before We Don't Know What Hit Us)
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No hits like this page that shows Pfc. C. T. Payne as being in the 355th Infantry Regiment, Company K?
http://89infdivww2.org//home/list_p.htm
Oh well. If nothing else, at least you have now proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are in fact a GOP troll.
Posted at May 28, 2008 7:00 PM in response to Obama Camp Uses McClellan Book To Parry McCain's "Baghdad Stroll" Attack
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I believe it was a McCain supporter and Tina Fey.
I was shocked that Obama never offered Hillary an appology for either of these incidents. Shocked I tell you! Shocked!
(Although I guess that, for some reason, it was OK for Tina Fey to call her a bitch.)
Posted at May 20, 2008 3:32 PM in response to An Invitation to Clinton Supporters Who Wouldn't Vote for Obama in the General Election Under Any Circumstances and Who May or May Not Be Angry
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So it appears that (by the GOP standard) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is not enough of a "supporter of Israel" to be able to run for President of the US.
Posted at May 20, 2008 11:58 AM in response to Israel holding talks with Hamas- where is the "appeasment" outrage from Bush and McCain?
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I think that it's a very real possibility that Obama will be attacked and killed by a grizzly bear while campaigning in Oregon. This would:
1. Clinch the Democratic Party nomination for Hillary Clinton.
2. Prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that grizzly bears are the #1 threat to America.
Posted at May 19, 2008 5:20 PM in response to Wolfson Gets His Correction From The Times
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True.
Obama has been consistently friendly to the coal industry. In 2006, he cosponsored S.3325, the "Coal-To-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2006" with Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY).
http://obama.senate.gov/press/060607-senators_obama/index.php
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-3325
This bill never became law and he has subsequently cosponsored S. 154: "Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of 2007", and S. 155: "Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007", both bills also with Sen. Jim Brunning of Kentucky.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-154
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-155
Posted at May 12, 2008 12:46 PM in response to As Indiana tightens, evidence strengthens that McCain meddlers delivered state to Clinton
