Tag Archives: Filibuster

Good News on Unemployment Benefits

Posted on July 20, 2010 at 8:54 am by Bob Cesca

West Virginia could save the day: Around 2 p.m. (ET), Carte Goodwin will be sworn in to temporarily fill the vacancy left by the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D), bringing the Senate Democratic caucus to 59 members. Literally minutes later, … Continue reading →

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Filibusted

Posted on July 17, 2010 at 11:28 am by Bob Cesca

The president today: Think about what these stalling tactics mean for the millions of Americans who’ve lost their jobs since the recession began. Over the past several weeks, more than two million of them have seen their unemployment insurance expire. … Continue reading →

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Will Boehner Vote to Lift the Liability Cap?

Posted on June 11, 2010 at 6:36 pm by Bob Cesca

If he’s against spending taxpayer money to clean up the oil disaster in the Gulf, as he backpedaled into saying the other day, then it stands to reason he’d vote to eliminate the laughable $75 million liability cap. Right? Not … Continue reading →

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Republicans Continue to Bail Out the Banks

Posted on May 19, 2010 at 3:00 pm by Bob Cesca

Last night, the Republicans were blocking a variety of reforms meant to curb some of the most ridiculous bank practices. Here’s the rundown from Ryan Grim: Tom Harkin was stifled in his effort Tuesday evening to bring a measure to … Continue reading →

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Make That Two

Posted on April 28, 2010 at 7:22 am by Bob Cesca

The Republicans orchestrated another filibuster yesterday of Wall Street reform. That’s twice they’ve filibustered this bill and protected the financial bastards who nearly decimated the economy. But on this second go-around, where are the Democrats? I really had to dig … Continue reading →

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Good Job, Republicans!

Posted on April 26, 2010 at 5:58 pm by Bob Cesca

The Republicans successfully filibustered Wall Street reform today. As promised, Senate Republicans blocked a vote to start debate on Wall Street reform this afternoon. In a rather ridiculous move, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) joined with the GOP, proving once again … Continue reading →

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Keep Going, Republicans!

Posted on April 26, 2010 at 11:22 am by Bob Cesca

Following a week in which the Republicans pissed all over the rapidly growing Latino population, you’d think they’d be extra careful about not screwing up again for a while. Instead, it appears as though the Senate Republicans will successfully filibuster … Continue reading →

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The Best Graph Ever

Posted on March 4, 2010 at 3:12 pm by Bob Cesca

Praised by Rachel Maddow last night as the greatest bar graph ever created, this is a must-see summation of the use of reconciliation since 1990.

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Very Serious Question

Posted on March 2, 2010 at 4:05 pm by Bob Cesca

This one comes from Josh Marshall: Why am I not seeing prominent Democrats on TV, actually probably President Obama on TV, saying senate Republicans are wrong to be helping Sen. Bunning (R) create so much suffering for his own kicks … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Option vs. Nookyooler Option

Posted on February 27, 2010 at 11:03 am by Bob Cesca

Here’s the wingnut dynamic. Republican lawmakers know exactly what budget reconciliation is. They know what the “nuclear option” is, too. And they’re cynically tricking their mouth-breathing followers into believing those two things are the same. They’re not. Budget reconciliation is … Continue reading →

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