2. the old mem' is that if we nuked the senate rules on cloture
Edited on Mon Aug-17-09 05:47 PM by wtbymark
and we lose the WH, senate or House - senate reconciliation will bite us because then the pukes can pass anything and everything (thats our beautiful democratic thinking process on the hill)
on edit: sorry I was confusing reconciliation with the nuclear option. Reconciliation in an omnibus bill will never work because it won't have enough teeth (against the other committees and floor of chamber)I think what everybody is eluding to would be the nuclear option (in where we would have enough votes for a strong public option in the senate)We just wouldn't be able to afford to let the pukes/cons regain a majority in the senate.
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