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Time to Call the Filibuster Bluff

In light of the fact that from the beginning of this Congressional term Senate Republicans have been threatening to filibuster everything they object to, no matter how routine or minor (the latest being a nomination to the National Labor Relations Board), why haven’t the Democrats called their bluff?  What Democrats have been doing is this — if the Republicans threaten to filibuster and the Democrats don’t have 60 votes, they throw […]

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A Very Sour Mood

This today from the Pew Research Center:  Only 11% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. today, which is the lowest figure ever recorded.  Here’s a graph of the trend.  By the way, who are these 11% of people who are satisfied with the way things are going nowadays? Also today from the Pew Center, especially for my friend Jill, additional confirmation that Republicans […]

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