Comments on: What’s the Senate Math on Employee Free Choice? http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:04:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Praedor http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784844 Praedor Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:43:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784844 <p>The Rethugs with their threat of “the nuk-u-lar option” vis a vis filibustering of judicial nominees opened the door. A PROPER and REAL Dem leader would change the rules of the filibuster for the new Congress: 1) A filibuster requires actual filibustering, not “filibustering in theory”; 2) It takes 55 votes to defeat a filibuster; 3) Filibustering is disallowed for judicial nominees (kick it into their face). </p> <p>Reid, however, being a GOPer in all but name with his lips firmly planted on GOP ass, would never even consider such a thing. He bends over backwards to help the GOP while not thinking a thing about it to screw over Dems. GOP holds are honored, Dem holds are ignored…which brings up another rule change: holds must be announced, clearly illuminating from whence the hold derives, and holds are breakable by 55 votes.</p> The Rethugs with their threat of “the nuk-u-lar option” vis a vis filibustering of judicial nominees opened the door. A PROPER and REAL Dem leader would change the rules of the filibuster for the new Congress: 1) A filibuster requires actual filibustering, not “filibustering in theory”; 2) It takes 55 votes to defeat a filibuster; 3) Filibustering is disallowed for judicial nominees (kick it into their face).

Reid, however, being a GOPer in all but name with his lips firmly planted on GOP ass, would never even consider such a thing. He bends over backwards to help the GOP while not thinking a thing about it to screw over Dems. GOP holds are honored, Dem holds are ignored…which brings up another rule change: holds must be announced, clearly illuminating from whence the hold derives, and holds are breakable by 55 votes.

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784842 ThingsComeUndone Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:41:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784842 <p>The empire is fading then</p> The empire is fading then

]]> By: Cujo359 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784834 Cujo359 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:35:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784834 <p>I think that might be preferable. While the idea of having filibuster power is fine in theory, I can’t recall it ever being used for something positive.</p> I think that might be preferable. While the idea of having filibuster power is fine in theory, I can’t recall it ever being used for something positive.

]]> By: Hugh http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784833 Hugh Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:34:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784833 <p>Democrats could just change the rules on the filibuster or do away with it completely.</p> Democrats could just change the rules on the filibuster or do away with it completely.

]]> By: Cujo359 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784832 Cujo359 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:33:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784832 <p>I’d settle for $100 million, actually. Mine is a very thrifty bank.</p> I’d settle for $100 million, actually. Mine is a very thrifty bank.

]]> By: Cujo359 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784830 Cujo359 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:32:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784830 <p>There was a time when Republicans understood business, but I think that time passed about the same time as American business leaders stopped understanding business.</p> There was a time when Republicans understood business, but I think that time passed about the same time as American business leaders stopped understanding business.

]]> By: Hugh http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784829 Hugh Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:32:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784829 <p>Maybe Adelson’s casino can declare itself a bank and get billions from Paulson. Hey Paulson, if you are out there, I’m feeling kind of bankish myself. A billion or two would come in handy right now. Just send it in a semi-truck, thanks.</p> Maybe Adelson’s casino can declare itself a bank and get billions from Paulson. Hey Paulson, if you are out there, I’m feeling kind of bankish myself. A billion or two would come in handy right now. Just send it in a semi-truck, thanks.

]]> By: Cujo359 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784828 Cujo359 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:31:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784828 <p>Clearly, <a href="http://cujo359.blogspot.com/2008/06/sixty-senators-wont-be-enough.html" rel="nofollow">we need</a> at least a hundred Democratic Senators in order to pass progressive legislation. Maybe more. Can we make DC a state?</p> Clearly, we need at least a hundred Democratic Senators in order to pass progressive legislation. Maybe more. Can we make DC a state?

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784818 ThingsComeUndone Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:10:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784818 <blockquote><p> Shares of Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands (nyse: LVS - news - people ) hotel and casino company, which owns CES host properties Sands Expo and Convention Center and Venetian resort, have plunged to $7.08 from $88.67 over the past 12 months as it scrambled to raise the cash needed to stay afloat amid a global credit crunch.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/2009/01/06/ces-sheldon-adelson-tech-personal-cx_bc_0106adelson.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forbes.com/technolo.....elson.html</a></p> <p> What ever happened to the GOP as the party of business competence? I thought the Left supposedly did not understand business?<br /> We on the Left were warning about a bubble almost the same day Greenspan lowered rates and created the housing bubble.</p>

Shares of Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands (nyse: LVS – news – people ) hotel and casino company, which owns CES host properties Sands Expo and Convention Center and Venetian resort, have plunged to $7.08 from $88.67 over the past 12 months as it scrambled to raise the cash needed to stay afloat amid a global credit crunch.

http://www.forbes.com/technolo…..elson.html

What ever happened to the GOP as the party of business competence? I thought the Left supposedly did not understand business?
We on the Left were warning about a bubble almost the same day Greenspan lowered rates and created the housing bubble.

]]> By: bonkers http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784817 bonkers Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:10:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/07/whats-the-senate-math-on-employee-free-choice/#comment-1784817 <p>doubt…</p> doubt…

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