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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) accused Republicans of being “anti-American” by demanding changes to a Wall Street regulation bill before it's debated openly on the Senate floor.
Speaking to reporters just before the Democrats’ third attempt to break a GOP filibuster on the issue, Reid said that Republicans “keep stalling, keep stalling.” He charged Republicans with trying to pick apart the bill before it even comes to the floor where both sides could offer amendments and openly debate the measure.
On the floor earlier Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the GOP has prevented the bill from coming to the floor because Republicans want to fix the legislation first.
“So this time people have actually had a chance to look at one of these massive Democrat bills for a change, and what’s perfectly clear to most of them is that this bill needs some work, which is precisely what Republicans have been saying for the last two weeks,” McConnell said.
Alright Reid, It's go time. Shame on the GOP for addressing the legislation prior to the debate.
The fillibuster seems pretty un-American by nature. Using it on everything the MAJORITY wants to do just seems even more so.
Originally posted by skunknuts
Alright Reid, It's go time. Shame on the GOP for addressing the legislation prior to the debate.
This is a blatant mistruth. The GOP is PREVENTING the bill from being debated, hence the fillibuster.
One more issue where all these newly 'awakened' patriots who reject party politics are supporting the party of the kleptocracy that ran this country into the ditch largely via lax regulations of the financial industry. More proof that republicans support bankers and wall street over people that do actual work.
Best,
SN
It's all crap, all of you would have protested this crap 4 years ago. But since the Dem's are in power, you just line up to support these marauding jackasses.
Originally posted by skunknuts
This is a blatant mistruth. The GOP is PREVENTING the bill from being debated, hence the fillibuster.
“So this time people have actually had a chance to look at one of these massive Democrat bills for a change, and what’s perfectly clear to most of them is that this bill needs some work, which is precisely what Republicans have been saying for the last two weeks,” McConnell said.
Originally posted by skunknuts
reply to post by aravoth
I know dealing w/ shades of gray are an ordeal for those w/ certain personality traits and routinized thinking patterns. Many ways to say this, one of which is 'don't let the better be the enemy of the perfect.'
There is a conflict--the dems. want to move forward, the gop is filibustering. That implies disagreement, which is antithetical to your world-view expressed above. Yes, GSK says regulation will be good long term. I agree. The market hates uncertainty.
I know you crave anarchy, but I'm dealing w/ the real world. Humans are political animals. Anarchy is incompatible w/ our nature.
As for this statement, you gotta be kidding. I was called unamerican for protesting by the authoritarian right. That is why the teabaggers have zero credibility. Look how they mocked cindy sheehan, code pink, answr, etc., etc. Look at the historically unprecedented usage of the filibuster, and it becomes clear you are obfuscating. I, and similar minded people, predicted the whole bush debachle from the start--don't throw this BS at me. How dare you.
It's all crap, all of you would have protested this crap 4 years ago. But since the Dem's are in power, you just line up to support these marauding jackasses.
Best,
SN
[edit on 4/28/2010 by skunknuts]