[lbo-talk] ciao, 60

Michael Smith mjs at smithbowen.net
Wed Jan 20 20:34:57 PST 2010


On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:04:41 -0800 (PST) "Mr. X" <from_alamut at yahoo.com> wrote:


> Why couldn't a president use his access to the media to call
> supporters into the streets and apply pressure against his foes?

He could. He didn't.


> The
> real question is why Republican presidents got major bills passed and
> never needed 60 votes?

Indeed.


> The Dems are spineless cowards

Nope. They're doing their job, and doing it quite well -- and quite boldly, if it comes to that. Their stark message to their base is: Who else you gonna call? Ghostbusters?


> who deserve to
> lose.

Not only lose, but disappear.

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