They could have called for reading the bill from the jump, but other than that, they never had the filibuster to not have the bill brought to the floor. At least with Sander’s amendment, they called for the reading, and it got pulled. I think any action before this would have galvanized the Dems because it would have been more about screwing Repubs and putting them in their place instead of having the Dem civil war we are seeing now.

Putting the same basic rant on multiple sites is not cool. Attacking Republicans as spineless and assuming defeat is double not cool.

when WE have +80 in the House and it will be back to 50-50 in the Senate so that WE may enjoy your head exploding. The Republicans along with the 40% of us who are Conservatives make up 61% of the vote and WE WILL DESTROY the leftists in both Houses with unmitigated GLEE! I know you must act the tool to soothe your pain but the ANIMALS including yourself will be CAGED once again for many decades to come.

The American public when given a view of the left up front and personal REJECTS you and WE benefit and WE shall mow you all down!

What I read about his tactics (think over at NRO) that one of the procedures to slow down the bill is that he can have 30 hours to read the bill. Perhaps he is waiting until Christmas eve to request a 30 hour period to read the bill without interruption and pull back?

Agree with civil_truth. Troll somewhere else please.

I read your first response about the “repubs” and I know for a FACT that is exactly the way the LEFT talks about Republicans and then I read the rest of your comments and you ACT like you are a Conservative who just hates the elites in the party WELL Jesse buy a clue because WE Conservatives of which you are NOT and that is apparent even though you TRIED to save yourself down thread but it was TOO LATE do NOT call the party apparatus from which WE will SLAUGHTER the Democrat party in November “repubs” .

I suggest you calm your pathetic self down and find somewhere else to SPEW your HATE because while WE might get angry and frustrated WE don’t do HATE (sometimes but not for long) here! WE leave that emotion to the LEFT because they revel in so well!

The correct spelling is juevos and cajones. We are intelligent enough here to recognize when someone throws in a “little spanish lingo”, and to know if it is spelled correctly.

Staffer said Warner would make no statemen until a bill was completed. I take that to have meant he would make so statement, vote for it, them issue a statement saying he did what he thought was right.

So compromise is ok? So playing the political game is ok? Just let the dems fight the RINO’s battles for us? that’s ok? Me thinks not!

NO! Its time for the real patriots of America to stand up and fight! We have sat silently by while we thought others would fight our battles for us. Now look what has happened! This great nation is doomed unless real American Patriots stand up and fight against the socialist take over of America.

I guess that’s ok with you? LMFAO

Yes I got nerve because I don’t want to see America destroyed!

Its time we actually said what needs to be said! The American people are tired of the mamby pamby wimp way of doing things. Dang, We’ve had 8 years or more of the cow towing to the libs. Its time we took the fight to those bast*@ds.

No man has ever won a war by dying for his country! – Gen., George Patton. Cleaned up for this post!

Think I will bow out on this troll line.

The percentage of the populace that stays politically “informed” will know what happened. Those who take only a casual or passing interest in matters of government will be fooled by the “I didn’t vote for it” canard.

if Reid gets his 60 votes…

He’s been trying…

…sort of situation where the majority completely ignores the intensity of the opposition. It’s those strong feelings that need to be cooled for a reasonable peace to prevail in the body politic. As it is now the public is furious and a storm is gathering.

Any educated conservatve knows that a third party will only get Democrats elected.

Of course you could be a troll and are attempting to change minds in this forum. Trust me, you won’t.

This is Republican and conservative site.

You’ve set yourself against the first, and there’s no evidence that you’re the second.

You’d better hope you don’t wake the bunny first.

Voting 3rd party is the surest way to lose.

I do support Tea Party folks challenging GOP incumbents in the primaries…but when push comes to shove, we need to vote for the most conservative WINNABLE candidate…and that person is going to be in the GOP.

Anything else is a de facto half vote for the Democrats.

American Patriot my A@@ you are one fry short of a happy meal and need to go hang on some Ron Paul sites because WE don’t do CRAZY here!

newly established and existing conservative community over the last year.. I actually have to retrace, now I believe your nothing but a AlGore worshipping 38 year old, living in your mother’s basement, working on a stipend from George Soros tryingt to start trouble among conservatives.

If you do not have something positive to contribute, like I said, Arriana is recruiting.

“Not One Red Dime for the NRSC or NRCC till they stop trying to elect liberals”

Join the RedState Strike Force

One of the things I like about RS is that unlike many other conservative sites, it categorically rejects any notion of a third-party movement and shuts down any attempt to boost one. These guys are all about the practical advancement of conservatism, not ideological spitting into the wind.

People who vote against Republicans, as you’ve vowed to do, have no business complaining about “RINOs”. You’re not even in the game.

“maroon”. Get a clue, sparky. your boring rant is just that. Adult minds at work here.

I believe that the Republican party is the conservative party. I’m frustrated too, but calling fellow patriots idiots ain’t gonna get you far. Take back the party.

“He’s too angry in a small local area. He sounds like someone who just went nuts all of a sudden…”

That, or he’s a plant; Either way, he’s stinking up the place.

I’m just saying how long he’s been here. Letting others know he is
relatively new.
Also to indicate to him that if he stays on this course he has chosen,
it may have undue consequences.
I’ve read most of his posts.
And after the last few, wellllll,
its up to him.

It could be that he’ll do it so that the process starts and in his mind, add pressure to the hold outs.

I’m still thinking though that if he tries for a vote on Christmas Eve, he’ll hit a brick wall in the way of Sens. DeMint and Coburn…who I think will require a full reading of the bill.

http://www.jimdemint.com/blog/2009/12/read-every-page/

Which is roundabout way of saying Reid will *not* file for cloture this weekend.

As Dan said, he doesn’t have 60 votes – Nelson is basically a firm No, and I don’t think they can really count on Lieberman until he sees a “final” deal with all the i’s dotted and the t’s crossed. And if they don’t have 60, they won’t have 45 on the cloture vote.

So I don’t see how this doesn’t go past New Years.

My guess is they may use the “excuse” of the “problems” with the military funding bill to push the schedule back.

The real question is – will they even bother to take it back up again after New Year’s?! I have my doubts, but we’ll see…

is if he did not believe a Sanders or a Burris or a Webb or a Feingold or a Nelson would actually vote NO, that is, he is calling their bluff.

The downside is that if he loses only one vote, the loses lots of votes, because the stampede to get out of the way of the toxic ObamaCare will run Reid over.

Christmas vote because the tea-partiers would be celebrating Christmas and not going to town hall meetings or calling.

Really. Even back then, they had a whiff of desperation.

Now, they are fully desperate.

and the representations are current.

see above the More jump in this post, just added some links

n/t

60 seconds of unbridled fury if they do this. Nothing says “Christmas” like telling the Senate that they have hearts two sizes too small and souls that are shriveled like raisins.

And jobs that are looking increasingly less stable…..