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Are there any Democrats not

Atheist — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:30:55 +0000

Are there any Democrats not acting as a unified voting bloc on this particular issue? I wasn't aware of any, but there is much I'm not aware of…

The repubs will do anything,

Richard Day — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:49:34 +0000

In reply to REPUBLICANS QUEST FOR POWER THREATENS TO KILL "NEW START"

The repubs will do anything, just anything to shoot down Obama's initiatives. Public be damned, the good of the nation be damned...they just do not care.

Kyl is nothing but a goddamn hypocrite and a menace to society in general. And I could say the same thing about 30 or more of his bretheran who caucus with him.

Right. They are trying to

Oxy Mora — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:33:52 +0000

In reply to The GOPer base was

Right. They are trying to deny Obama. We need to turn the tables on Kyl.

Josephina.. er.. wait... umm

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:17:18 +0000

In reply to Pardon me? But your first

Josephina.. er.. wait... umm I guess not, but I was just giving you shit anyway.

The GOPer base was

Beetlejuice — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:52:01 +0000

In reply to Good points. Perhaps so. But

The GOPer base was enlightened back in the 50's. Their perception about tangible terrorist threats are centered around Ruskies just like their belief Democrats are incapable of governing. It's all etched in stone and you aren't going to make a dent in it. As for "dirty bomb"...no such animal. It was used to scare people and nothing more. It's only real to people who want it to be real. It's been determined using conventional explosives wouldn't have the power to do nothing more than scatter pieces over a small area and the concentration of radioactive materials is negligible and couldn't cause any harm. Simply remove your clothes and take a bath is all one needs to do if one were to explode. HINT: dirty bombs can't produce radiation like a real nuke...no chain reaction cause no atoms were split. Kyl is playing politics to the base resurrecting their old favorite boogie-man they love to hate. Keep in mind, Ruskies and Arabs are all from "over there" and they share the same land mass so they're all in league together. One last thing everyone should remember...GOPer's are determined not to allow Obama to make any headway whatsoever so as to deny him the ability to claim his actions made things better for America and the public.

The Democrats had barely

Beetlejuice — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:21:19 +0000

In reply to Although there are several

The Democrats had barely managed to keep 51 votes on track with their agenda even though they had a 59 member majority. So a 2/3 majority isn't the issue...it's getting all the Democrats to act as a unified voting block. If they could manage that then finding GOPer's willing to move towards the center might be easier.

Pardon me? But your first

Beetlejuice — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:15:24 +0000

In reply to Yes McCarthy rings a bell, I

Pardon me? But your first isn't name is Joe is it?

Yes McCarthy rings a bell, I

tmccarthy0 — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:07:46 +0000

In reply to The good Admiral is playing

Yes McCarthy rings a bell, I wrote this damn blog beetle... remember, it is my last name.

Although there are several

Atheist — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:16:47 +0000

In reply to Aren't the rewards of

Although there are several other worthy cases to draw your ire, this one cannot be laid at the feet of Democrats lacking spine. As a treaty, it requires a 2/3 vote of the Senate to pass, and that has nothing to do with filibusters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_Clause

Good points. Perhaps so. But

Oxy Mora — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:48:29 +0000

In reply to The good Admiral is playing

Good points. Perhaps so. But are we to take the position that it is impossible to enlighten the populace and change perceptions about the tangible threat of terrorists versus the Ruskies? Is it impossible to explain that the threat of a dirty bomb is greater than the threat of a missile strike from Russia itself? By denying a common interest with Russia in defending against dirty bombs, Senator Kyl is sticking his head in the sand and denying how 9/11 changed the world. Was it the Russians who attacked us or was it the terrorists?