FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
Let's be honest here. The Republican mission is not to "check" the Democrats.
If we don't get those 60 seats they will obstruct everything, and the Democrats are going to be weak as hell and unable to pass anything. The Republicans may as well have won. That is what is wrong with trying to get a "check". Because "check" significantly understates what the Republicans are going to do. You aren't moderating the Democrats policies - the moderate Democrats in congress can do that well enough. You are, essentially, saying that, no, I do not want anything Obama has proposed to get passed. Which is fine if you are part of the 25% that still support Bush, but it's insane for any of the majority of Americans that voted for Obama and the Democrats in congress to hope for a complete and total blockade of his policies.
I think the filibuster should just be abolished, so we don't have to worry about this shit.
If we don't get those 60 seats they will obstruct everything, and the Democrats are going to be weak as hell and unable to pass anything. The Republicans may as well have won. That is what is wrong with trying to get a "check". Because "check" significantly understates what the Republicans are going to do. You aren't moderating the Democrats policies - the moderate Democrats in congress can do that well enough. You are, essentially, saying that, no, I do not want anything Obama has proposed to get passed. Which is fine if you are part of the 25% that still support Bush, but it's insane for any of the majority of Americans that voted for Obama and the Democrats in congress to hope for a complete and total blockade of his policies.
I think the filibuster should just be abolished, so we don't have to worry about this shit.