How come Dems don't put a "hold" on things like the republicans did all the time when Obama

[shraby]

was in office?
At times no one could even find out who put the "hold" on in order to try to get him to remove it.

[katmondoo]

1. Now we have to "work together"

[shraby]

2. I just knew there'd be an answer for it.

Will wonders never cease!

[napi21]

3. AFIK, that's that they're working on tonight. They're doing an all night talk-a-thon and John

Podesta was on CNN tonight saying this was a prelim to shutting down Senate ops because the pubs want to deliberate the health care with only 13 pubs, all men, behind closed doors.

Podesta was on Wolf Blitzer tonight on CNN.

[The Wielding Truth]

4. It may have had to do with the majority.The republicans had the House and Senate most of O's term.

[tammywammy]

5. What exactly do you think the minority party can do? n/t

[Jake Stern]

6. Ask Tom Coburn, who is infamous for placing holds with abandon,

what can be done when your party is in the minority. He did this even when the Dems controlled the Senate.

The problem is that the D's are still operating under the delusion that if we're really, really, sweet to the GOP they'll stop beating us up and taking our lunch money.