Once a cancer, always a cancer

[windjammer]

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Seriously, if only he could be defeated, even Cornyn would be a massive improvement.

[Deus Naturae]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy".

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

[windjammer]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

Congressmen do that all the time. McConnell is obviously a terrible but so is nearly everyone else in Congress.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

No, no it is not. I don't get why people expect their political opposition to quit stonewalling, to bend over and spread their ass just because the others guys won the last election.

[windjammer]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

No, no it is not. I don't get why people expect their political opposition to quit stonewalling, to bend over and spread their ass just because the others guys won the last election.

Have you really read the article Chairmansanchez?

This bill was made by Portman and Shaheen, a republican and a democrat, and Mcconnell just did all he can to sink this bill (and successfully). Simply because he wants to sink Shaheen's candidacy.
I fail to understand why you have said that.

[free my dawg]

Scott Brown's quest to steal one of my Senate seats shows no bounds.

What a piece of sh**t. Considering Wolf has this in the bag I might register in NH just to send this asshole back to Massachusetts where he belongs.

[windjammer]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

Congressmen do that all the time. McConnell is obviously a terrible but so is nearly everyone else in Congress.

I don't think this case has happened a lot recently for saying "so is nearly everyone else in  Congress".

But maybe I'm wrong, I'm not ruling out that. So please, give me other example, I'm interested.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

No, no it is not. I don't get why people expect their political opposition to quit stonewalling, to bend over and spread their ass just because the others guys won the last election.

Have you really read the article Chairmansanchez?

This bill was made by Portman and Shaheen, a republican and a democrat, and Mcconnell just did all he can to sink this bill (and successfully). Simply because he wants to sink Shaheen's candidacy.
I fail to understand why you have said that.

I read that article, and I don't see anything wrong with that. It's politics. You play to win.

[Deus Naturae]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

Congressmen do that all the time. McConnell is obviously a terrible but so is nearly everyone else in Congress.

I don't think this case has happened a lot recently for saying "so is nearly everyone else in  Congress".

But maybe I'm wrong, I'm not ruling out that. So please, give me other example, I'm interested.

Does the article even provide any evidence that this was done specifically because of the 2014 NH-Sen election? I'm pretty sure McConnell would have opposed this bill either way...

[windjammer]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

No, no it is not. I don't get why people expect their political opposition to quit stonewalling, to bend over and spread their ass just because the others guys won the last election.

Have you really read the article Chairmansanchez?

This bill was made by Portman and Shaheen, a republican and a democrat, and Mcconnell just did all he can to sink this bill (and successfully). Simply because he wants to sink Shaheen's candidacy.
I fail to understand why you have said that.

I read that article, and I don't see anything wrong with that. It's politics. You play to win.

And in which this isn't "antidemocratic"?
Democracy is a political system made for THE PEOPLE.
When you play this partisan game, killing important legislation, what you do is against the people, so, that's not undemocratic.

Seriously, I understand your point of view, but saying that's democratic, that's definitely not true.

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

Congressmen do that all the time. McConnell is obviously a terrible but so is nearly everyone else in Congress.

I don't think this case has happened a lot recently for saying "so is nearly everyone else in  Congress".

But maybe I'm wrong, I'm not ruling out that. So please, give me other example, I'm interested.

Does the article even provide any evidence that this was done specifically because of the 2014 NH-Sen election? I'm pretty sure McConnell would have opposed this bill either way...

Oh please,...

[bedstuy]

Kids, you may not remember what politics was like before 2011.  But, once upon a time, Congress would vote on legislation.  People considered that to be their job. 

And, yes, Democrats do this kind of thing too.  Republicans are 15 times worse, at least.

[free my dawg]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

Congressmen do that all the time. McConnell is obviously a terrible but so is nearly everyone else in Congress.

I don't think this case has happened a lot recently for saying "so is nearly everyone else in  Congress".

But maybe I'm wrong, I'm not ruling out that. So please, give me other example, I'm interested.

Does the article even provide any evidence that this was done specifically because of the 2014 NH-Sen election? I'm pretty sure McConnell would have opposed this bill either way...

It was less him and more of Brown himself.[url]

I've never seen a more loathsome person.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Scott Brown's quest to steal one of my Senate seats shows no bounds.

What a piece of sh**t. Considering Wolf has this in the bag I might register in NH just to send this asshole back to Massachusetts where he belongs.

Don't try to palm him off back on us. We just got rid of him.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

what does any of this have to do with cancer??

[badgate]

McConnell is a Pisces.

[Mordecai]

Because a bill written and pushed for by corporate lobbyists is such a shining example of "democracy". @@

Also, proposing amendments to a legislative bill is hardly undemocratic.

But killing a bill just in order to sink an opponent's candidacy is.

Congressmen do that all the time. McConnell is obviously a terrible but so is nearly everyone else in Congress.

I don't think this case has happened a lot recently for saying "so is nearly everyone else in  Congress".

But maybe I'm wrong, I'm not ruling out that. So please, give me other example, I'm interested.

Does the article even provide any evidence that this was done specifically because of the 2014 NH-Sen election? I'm pretty sure McConnell would have opposed this bill either way...

It was less him and more of Brown himself.[url]

I've never seen a more loathsome person.

Wow, what an asshole. F[Inks] that guy, I hope the voters of New Hampshire thrash him good.

[TJ in Oregon]

Yup this is horrible and happens all the time. Ohio Democratic State Representative Chris Redfern (who I have the sheer utter joy of having represent me in Columbus) attempted to do pretty much the same thing to Ohio's Medicaid Expansion to prevent Kasich from accomplishing something. Of course he failed to do so.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I'm confident that this kind of tactics will eventually come back to bite Republicans in the ass. In fact, they kind of already have, considering 2012's outcome, but more is yet to come.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'm confident that this kind of tactics will eventually come back to bite Republicans in the ass. In fact, they kind of already have, considering 2012's outcome, but more is yet to come.

If a net gain of 1-2 seats for the GOP in a class of fairly entrenched Democrats (Shaheen, Franken, etc) is a backfire, then I don't know what is.

[Bull Moose Base]

what does any of this have to do with cancer??

If these tactics succeed and Republicans get control of the government, they will further eviscerate cancer research. They would also repeal Obamacare (though the politics is such that they've become too scared to admit it) which would lead to more people dying of cancer.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I'm confident that this kind of tactics will eventually come back to bite Republicans in the ass. In fact, they kind of already have, considering 2012's outcome, but more is yet to come.

If a net gain of 1-2 seats for the GOP in a class of fairly entrenched Democrats (Shaheen, Franken, etc) is a backfire, then I don't know what is.

I'm thinking more in the long term (ie, over the next one or two decades), but of course I could be wrong.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'm confident that this kind of tactics will eventually come back to bite Republicans in the ass. In fact, they kind of already have, considering 2012's outcome, but more is yet to come.

If a net gain of 1-2 seats for the GOP in a class of fairly entrenched Democrats (Shaheen, Franken, etc) is a backfire, then I don't know what is.

I'm thinking more in the long term (ie, over the next one or two decades), but of course I could be wrong.

Your dead right in the long term; the filibuster is going to be used by Democrats against the next GOP president, and they (rightfully so) will be looking for blood.