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There's a silly game both

ocean-kat — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:47:11 +0000

In reply to Romney says bipartisan group

There's a silly game both sides play. If they can find just one senator from the other side to vote for a bill it's called bipartisan. That's the game Obama played with the ACA when he tried to get Susan Collins to vote for it. That's what it looks like now to me with this bill. It's a republican bill that some are pretending is bipartisan if they can get one democrat to support it. If it's a bipartisan bill tell us what the democrats want, what the republicans want, and what each side gave up to make it a compromise bill.

Romney says bipartisan group

artappraiser — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:10:49 +0000

In reply to Bipartisan group seizes spotlight, and more clout

Romney says bipartisan group has agreed to $748 billion but Dems still want $908 billion. “So we have about $748 billion of the package agreed to, which is really extraordinary,” Romney told me. Manchin: “Nothing is coming out.” Leaders look to omnibus. https://t.co/7d9cZjSu7H
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 11, 2020

they or their staff might

artappraiser — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 04:40:08 +0000

In reply to Bill Scher:

they or their staff might actually listen to him, he's got the chops to advise:

"The Moderates Need to Put the Hurt on McConnell"

My message to the 908 Group, on how to finish the job they started, on my latest "Scherable" YouTubehttps://t.co/UwglDrhP6G
— Bill Scher (@billscher) December 11, 2020

Bill Scher:

artappraiser — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 02:55:35 +0000

In reply to Bipartisan group seizes spotlight, and more clout

Bill Scher:

Crunch time for the 908 Group. Will they make McConnell suffer for holding up relief? https://t.co/0KG7WA0jan
— Bill Scher (@billscher) December 11, 2020

Goodwill between our leaders

artappraiser — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 05:38:07 +0000

In reply to Bipartisan group seizes spotlight, and more clout

Goodwill between our leaders matters. It makes it easier for the American people to follow suite. https://t.co/1dEzKFOYIg
— John Wood, Jr. (@JohnRWoodJr) December 10, 2020

I think the whole idea is not

artappraiser — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:02:21 +0000

In reply to I would like to see Josh

I think the whole idea is not to even expect such types on the far left and far right of the body to compromise, but to work a majority coalition of enough people that aren't on the edges and shut them out?

Of course, depending on the issue or bill, who is on the edges and who is not will differ sometimes.

Also, the article doesn't get into detail on it but hints that some of the problem is simply flaws in procedure, in the way they do things. I.E.. instead of voting as individuals doing what they think best for their district on any one thing, they have promised the whip to do this or that even though they are not crazy about it, so they can get another thing they want more later. Or caucus they belong to demands loyalty, advocating or voting as a bloc on every damn thing.

Edit to add: another example is what they do to a bill once it passes the House, the Senate changes it, then the House has okayed a bill that no longer exists in reality--I don't even get how that works, it's incredibly labyrinthine.

double posting happens to all

artappraiser — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 01:34:01 +0000

In reply to I would like to see Josh

double posting happens to all of us with trigger finger, when there's internet delay after you hit so you hit enter again, and sometimes it's just clumsy finger as well. Richard Day used to have major trouble, would repeat comments like 10 times, maybe he was on dialup or something. We usually just edit one to say "dupe deleted" and then PP erases that one with is admin privileges when he sees it.

Well, that's odd.

Orion — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 01:27:50 +0000

In reply to I would like to see Josh

Well, that's odd.

I would like to see Josh

Orion — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 01:27:09 +0000

In reply to Bipartisan group seizes spotlight, and more clout

I would like to see Josh Hawley and AOC compromising on legislation.

I would like to see Josh

Orion — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 01:27:09 +0000

In reply to Bipartisan group seizes spotlight, and more clout

I would like to see Josh Hawley and AOC compromising on legislation.