[lbo-talk] GOP slows down Senate debate by demanding full reading of amendment

[Max Sawicky]

The Repub move was a transparent attempt to waste a ton of time.
Whatever you think of the pending reform (sic), there was no point
in calling their bluff.  The GOP had no reason to back up.  There was no
downside for them.


>
> Oh no! Reading the bill would have "jeopardize[d] last-minute
> legislation to fund the Department of Defense"! Quelle horreur!
>
> Here I am ready to re-think Alexander Cockburn's characterization of
> Sanders as a "hack Democrat," and this comes along. Will an
> opportunity for a twofer like this ever occur again for any putative
> "independent" socialist politician in the US of A? All Sanders had to
> do was call a fucking bluff. Well, two bluffs--Coburn's and whatever
> Durbin may have threatened Sanders with.
>