Apparently Liberals Here Don't Know What A Filibuster Is

[mikegriffith1]

Unbelievably, we are seeing liberals here make the abjectly ignorant argument that the Republicans are to blame for the shutdown because they control Congress. One yo-yo is posting an idiotic meme that asks how Democrats can be at fault when the Republicans control Congress.

Do liberals not understand that in the Senate the minority party can block anything with a filibuster as long as they can muster 41 votes to support the filibuster? Do liberals not know that the Republicans only have a 51-49 margin in the Senate and that it takes 60 votes to end a filibuster? Have liberals forgotten that the Republican-controlled House passed a funding bill on Thursday by a fairly comfortable margin?

Really, I can't believe that even our resident liberals are so stupid as to not know about the filibuster. But, they all seem to be acting like they've never heard of the filibuster because they keep repeating the idiotic, disingenuous argument that the Republicans are to blame because they control Congress.

45 Republicans and 5 Democrats voted for the funding bill, and Pence was prepared to cast the tie-breaking vote if Schumer dropped the filibuster. But, Schumer kept the filibuster and therefore the funding bill was defeated, and now we have a government shutdown. If Schumer had dropped the filibuster, the bill would have passed and the government would still be open.

 

[rightwinger]

Republicans

You reap what you sow

 

[easyt65]

Is Schumer having to stand up before the Senate and talk non-stop or are they now still using the method of declaring you are going to filibuster to 'filibuster'?

 

[mikegriffith1]

Republicans

You reap what you sow

Humm, is that an admission that the Democrats did in fact, as is obvious to all but the blind, shut down the government?

One wonders just how irrational and radical the Democratic Party is going to veer. You guys are looking for any excuse to justify your radicalism. Trump's s-hole comment, which merely highlighted the sorry state of affairs in many African nations, has nothing to do with DACA, much less the budget.

I mean, do we want immigrants who can contribute to our society? Or do we want immigrants with few or no skills and who will soon end up on our welfare rolls?

But neither DACA nor immigration in general are budget issues. Fund the government and debate DACA and immigration in a separate bill, like we have always done before.

 

[rightwinger]

Republicans

You reap what you sow

Humm, is that an admission that the Democrats did in fact, as is obvious to all but the blind, shut down the government?

One wonders just how irrational and radical the Democratic Party is going to veer. You guys are looking for any excuse to justify your radicalism. Trump's s-hole comment, which merely highlighted the sorry state of affairs in many African nations, has nothing to do with DACA, much less the budget.

I mean, do we want immigrants who can contribute to our society? Or do we want immigrants with few or no skills and who will soon end up on our welfare rolls?

But neither DACA nor immigration in general are budget issues. Fund the government and debate DACA and immigration in a separate bill, like we have always done before.

After eight years of Republicans using every trick in the book including refusing to confirm a Supreme Court justice, Democrats have learned that playing nice is no longer a workable political strategy

Republicans are getting the political cooperation they have earned

 

[rightwinger]

One thing we learned from the GOP shutdown in 2013 is there is no political price to pay

People do not care

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

Americans Against The Republican Party
Time for this incompetent party that clearly can't govern to go sit in the corner for awhile.

BREAKING: Incompetent Republicans Prove They Can’t Govern, Shut Down Government While In Total Control

 

[mikegriffith1]

Republicans

You reap what you sow

Humm, is that an admission that the Democrats did in fact, as is obvious to all but the blind, shut down the government?

One wonders just how irrational and radical the Democratic Party is going to veer. You guys are looking for any excuse to justify your radicalism. Trump's s-hole comment, which merely highlighted the sorry state of affairs in many African nations, has nothing to do with DACA, much less the budget.

I mean, do we want immigrants who can contribute to our society? Or do we want immigrants with few or no skills and who will soon end up on our welfare rolls?

But neither DACA nor immigration in general are budget issues. Fund the government and debate DACA and immigration in a separate bill, like we have always done before.

After eight years of Republicans using every trick in the book including refusing to confirm a Supreme Court justice, Democrats have learned that playing nice is no longer a workable political strategy

Republicans are getting the political cooperation they have earned

Wow, what a scary mentality. What you're saying is that Democrats should shut down the government with a filibuster in the Senate if they don't get what they want.

When Cruz pulled that stunt, nearly everyone, on all sides (even many of his fellow conservatives), condemned him. But, well, here we are with the Dems shutting down the government over an issue that has nothing to do with the budget.

 

[rightwinger]

Republicans

You reap what you sow

Humm, is that an admission that the Democrats did in fact, as is obvious to all but the blind, shut down the government?

One wonders just how irrational and radical the Democratic Party is going to veer. You guys are looking for any excuse to justify your radicalism. Trump's s-hole comment, which merely highlighted the sorry state of affairs in many African nations, has nothing to do with DACA, much less the budget.

I mean, do we want immigrants who can contribute to our society? Or do we want immigrants with few or no skills and who will soon end up on our welfare rolls?

But neither DACA nor immigration in general are budget issues. Fund the government and debate DACA and immigration in a separate bill, like we have always done before.

After eight years of Republicans using every trick in the book including refusing to confirm a Supreme Court justice, Democrats have learned that playing nice is no longer a workable political strategy

Republicans are getting the political cooperation they have earned

Wow, what a scary mentality. What you're saying is that Democrats should shut down the government with a filibuster in the Senate if they don't get what they want.

When Cruz pulled that stunt, nearly everyone, on all sides (even many of his fellow conservatives), condemned him. But, well, here we are with the Dems shutting down the government over an issue that has nothing to do with the budget.

Republicans are getting the political cooperation they have earned

Maybe if they give back the Supreme Court seat they stole, they can begin to get some cooperation

 

[easyt65]

Snowflakes need to stop embarassing themselves...when given the chance to step up for Americans, Democrats......

...were a no-show.

Welcome to the 'SCHUMER SHUTDOWN'!

 

[rightwinger]

The best part of the Government shutdown is that Fat Donnie is getting the blame

Will come in handy in the 2018 elections

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Republicans

You reap what you sow

Democrats bet the ranch on illegals

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

Republicans are getting the political cooperation they have earned

Maybe if they give back the Supreme Court seat they stole, they can begin to get some cooperation

image problem ltd. @processanalyzer
Government shutdowns in the last 25 years:

1995 (Republican Congress)
1996 (Republican Congress)
2013 (Republican Congress)
2018 (Republican Congress) aka #TrumpShutdown

What a weird coincidence.

8:04 AM - Jan 20, 2018

 

[easyt65]

Republicans are getting the political cooperation they have earned

Maybe if they give back the Supreme Court seat they stole, they can begin to get some cooperation

image problem ltd. @processanalyzer
Government shutdowns in the last 25 years:

1995 (Republican Congress)
1996 (Republican Congress)
2013 (Republican Congress)
2018 (Republican Congress) aka #TrumpShutdown

What a weird coincidence.

8:04 AM - Jan 20, 2018

Yup...just like Democrats want you to believe Republicans are responsible for this one, too, huh, gullible brainwashed snowflake?

 

[rightwinger]

DACA is a can't win for Republicans

The news shows daily stories of poor Mexican families being broken up. Republicans are the bad guys

Even worse for them, they are alienating a generation of Hispanic voters. Will come back to haunt them in Arizona, Texas and Florida

 

[rightwinger]

Republicans are getting the political cooperation they have earned

Maybe if they give back the Supreme Court seat they stole, they can begin to get some cooperation

image problem ltd. @processanalyzer
Government shutdowns in the last 25 years:

1995 (Republican Congress)
1996 (Republican Congress)
2013 (Republican Congress)
2018 (Republican Congress) aka #TrumpShutdown

What a weird coincidence.

8:04 AM - Jan 20, 2018

Yup...just like Democrats want you to believe Republicans are responsible for this one, too, huh, gullible brainwashed snowflake?

Fat Donnie had a solution to the shutdown laid in his lap. He blew up the deal with a hate filled rant

Trump will take the blame

 

[mikegriffith1]

The best part of the Government shutdown is that Fat Donnie is getting the blame

Will come in handy in the 2018 elections

Really? The New York Times and the AP are both running stories with headlines saying the Democrats blocked the spending bill, etc., etc.

Of course, since you don't care about truth or fact, or just can't comprehend them, you're listening to your wing-nut news sources--CNN, MSNBC, etc.--even though it is as plain as day that the Democrats shut down the government.

 

[rightwinger]

The best part of the Government shutdown is that Fat Donnie is getting the blame

Will come in handy in the 2018 elections

Really? The New York Times and the AP are both running stories with headlines saying the Democrats blocked the spending bill, etc., etc.

Of course, since you don't care about truth or fact, or just can't comprehend them, you're listening to your wing-nut news sources--CNN, MSNBC, etc.--even though it is as plain as day that the Democrats shut down the government.

Americans don't read the New York Times and could care less about a filibuster

Trump is taking the blame.......it is his fault

 

[BluesLegend]

Apparently Liberals Here Don't Know What A Filibuster Is

They know, they are just filthy disgusting lying scum.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Unbelievably, we are seeing liberals here make the abjectly ignorant argument that the Republicans are to blame for the shutdown because they control Congress. One yo-yo is posting an idiotic meme that asks how Democrats can be at fault when the Republicans control Congress.

Do liberals not understand that in the Senate the minority party can block anything with a filibuster as long as they can muster 41 votes to support the filibuster? Do liberals not know that the Republicans only have a 51-49 margin in the Senate and that it takes 60 votes to end a filibuster? Have liberals forgotten that the Republican-controlled House passed a funding bill on Thursday by a fairly comfortable margin?

Really, I can't believe that even our resident liberals are so stupid as to not know about the filibuster. But, they all seem to be acting like they've never heard of the filibuster because they keep repeating the idiotic, disingenuous argument that the Republicans are to blame because they control Congress.

45 Republicans and 5 Democrats voted for the funding bill, and Pence was prepared to cast the tie-breaking vote if Schumer dropped the filibuster. But, Schumer kept the filibuster and therefore the funding bill was defeated, and now we have a government shutdown. If Schumer had dropped the filibuster, the bill would have passed and the government would still be open.

I recall reminding RWnuts around here during the Obama presidency that those record breaking filibuster numbers that the GOP Senate was setting were going to come back to haunt them some day.

And....