Fast-track budget tool would kill bipartisanship, GOP says

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CNN

A congressional tactic described as a "freight train" to run over the minority party could derail any hopes of bipartisanship with the Obama administration, some Republicans warn.

"Reconciliation" is a procedure that could put some of President Obama's major initiatives, such as overhauling health care, on the fast track to becoming law if lawmakers adopt it in their budget resolution.

The process would allow senators to cut off debate on some legislation with 51 votes -- a simple majority -- instead of the 60 usually required.

Senate Republicans said they worry the process effectively could silence any voice they have in negotiations since Democrats would not need their votes to move ahead with Obama's agenda. (The Democrats have 58 votes, including two independents, and Republicans have 41.)





Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/budget.bipartisanship/index.html

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What a bunch of freakin' hypocritical whiners. Conveniently forgot when you stomped all over the Democrats in Congress for nearly 12 years! :nopity:

Obama tried to extend a hand to you jerks. Screw you Republicans! Let the Democratic freight train roll!

[Ian David]

1. Bipartisanship with Republickers is date-rape. n/t

[old mark]

2. Can you really call it bipartisanship if only the Democrats are

doing it?

I think this has gone on long enough. We need to drive that freight train right on up there where it belongs.

mark

[Windy]

3. all I can say is.... hahahahahahahahahaha

WHAT bipartisanship on the part of the Rethugs? AM I missing something???

[redqueen]

6. They're all deep, deep in denial.... or flat-out liars.

Either way, your response is apt.

[BobRossi]

4. It's alive?

Since when?

[ogneopasno]

5. Wait, there's been bipartisanship going on? Why didn't anyone tell me?

[MurrayDelph]

20. Sure there was. Don't you remember

when they put their input into the Stimulus Package, so that there was stuff that they asked for in it, and then voted against it anyway?

To a Republican, bipartisanship is: You do it our way, and then we give you all the blame if it doesn't work!

[barbtries]

7. what bipartisanship?

the republicans don't know how.

[smoogatz]

8. Cry me a river, motherfuckers.

I got your bipartisanship right here.

[babylonsister]

9. I want their voices silenced, dammit. They provide no

solutions, and all they do is whine hypocritically. They should just STFU.

[KansDem]

10. "Bi-... bi-... bipart-... partisian-... ship?"

"Bipartisianship?"

What does that word mean? :shrug:

Wait! Here's a definition:
Of, consisting of, or supported by members of two parties, especially two major political parties

WOW!!! What a novel idea! :thumbsup:

[NJmaverick]

11. The GOP a-holes sort of destroyed their bipartisanship argument

with their own actions. So fuck them

[Metta]

12. Chickens come home to roost. Happy karma, thugs.

This is what they get after years of immoral greed and power.

[bluestateguy]

13. Only newspaper editorial boards care about bipartisanship

And as I have suggested earlier, some of the worst legislation in history was bipartisan:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=5328988#5329008

[benld74]

14. Last 8 years killed bipartisanship

[blueworld]

15. bipartisan my heinie

That ship was sunk by the GOP decades ago. Let the Dems run over their butts, and they can scramble to get on board with some votes if they don't want to become extinct. And if they still want to bloviate in front of the cameras.

They don't know the freakin' meaning of the word bipartisanship & if Harry Reid succumbs to their whining, this country is doomed. Instead of the Dems bending over backwards to be nice, let the GOP sphincters find reason to support their president, their constituents & their COUNTRY, instead of their bloody party. :mad: :mad: :mad:

[BlueIdaho]

16. What horse shit...

This exact technique has been used time and time again by republicans to pass their budgets. This is simply grandstanding by a party that is out of power, out of leaders, and out of ideas.

[Edweird]

17. What bi-partisanship exactly are they talking about? Screw them and their bullshit.

[sutz12]

18. Be reasonable.....do it my way...

That's Republican "bipartisanship."

:shrug:

[bemildred]

19. What bipartisanship? nt

[The Second Stone]

21. Congress is very bipartisan

both parties are willing to screw Obama over.

[EC]

22. So?....

Who really cares?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

23. The death of bipartisanship is long overdue

at least in its present meaning of "the Republicans throw a tantrum and the Democrats meet them more than halfway."

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Time's up!

The party of no in the House couldn't even find enough "bipartisanship" in their hearts to support the "Senator Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act". Enough. Three strikes they're out.

[Rebel Scum]

25. Let the Democratic freight train roll indeed!!!!!!!

And Repugs, don't bother getting out of the way.

[lsewpershad]

26. Hypocrits

Is too soft to desribe these thugs. These repugs are without shame "sinberguenzas".How can they live with themselves is beyond me. I often wonder what bipartisanship means to these sick people.

[damntexdem]

27. No, the GOP killed bipartisanship long ago.

Now the Dems need to fasttrack everything, because the Rethugs have already declared themselves irrelevant.

[LynnTheDem]

28. But it was OK when GEORGE W. bUSH was president.

HYPOCRISY; the rightwing way of life.

[harun]

29. Alright CNN who called it "freight train"?

[bamacrat]

30. If anyone watched Daily Show last night he did a great piece about this.

He showed a republican senator saying reconciliaiton was un american and would silence their vioce. THen Jon Stewat showed a clip of the smae Senator from 2005 when the pukes used reconciliation, and this guy was saying that it is a useful tool and one the minority should stop "whining" about. Sucks when the tables are turned doesnt it douche bag.