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2016 Postmortem

Proud Liberal Dem

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6. This obsession about the Senate "passing a budget (resolution)" is weird

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 10:36 AM

Feb 2013

It's as if the Senate passing a non-binding budget resolution (that is DOA in the House anyway) is the most important thing in the world and is going to (somehow) solve all of our problems or something.

BTW what do House members do on the (many) days they are not in session?

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While Leading the Laziest House in History, John Boehner Tells Obama To Do His Job [View all] babylonsister Feb 2013 OP

That sums up the Republicans for the last 20 - 30 years. liberal N proud Feb 2013 #1

I'm waiting for them to run out the clock on sequestration, next month... Historic NY Feb 2013 #2

For the party of stupid I guess Boehner did not get the message to stop the stupid moves. Thinkingabout Feb 2013 #3

Projection and deflection CitizenPatriot Feb 2013 #4

"the president's Senate?" malthaussen Feb 2013 #5

This obsession about the Senate "passing a budget (resolution)" is weird Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2013 #6