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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:43 PM
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We should really milk this GOP obstructionism thing...
all the way to November - and make some moves from the Al Franken playbook.

All the Senate needs to do is draft a few non-controversial bills that would be political poison to oppose - like Franken's anti gang-rape bill.

Any ideas?
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:45 PM
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1. Another Jobs bill.
I would love to see the repugs oppose a jobs package.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:49 PM
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3. Even a single item - like closing an offshore tax loophole for corporations.
Let the records show that Senators Cronyn, etc are for offshore tax loopholes.
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harun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 08:30 AM
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19. That is probably my top choice. Obama sure talked about closing
it a lot during the campaign.
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 09:15 PM
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9. It'd help if they called it that ...

I mean, put it right in the title without all the meandering around the point.

Short title: A Bill to Create Jobs
Long title: A Bill to Create Jobs; Woe Be Unto Ye Who Votes Against This
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 09:20 PM
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10. I like that long title.
:rofl:
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DearAbby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 10:31 PM
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14. Keep it short: Vote this bill or Armageddon ~inserted here~
always...keep it short
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jillan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:48 PM
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2. Waiting to see if they oppose the treaty with Russia.
A huge step in US/Russia relations, but it has to be approved by the majority of the Senate....

In this treaty Russia will help keep Iran in check.

This should be interesting.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:50 PM
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4. Or how about trotting out something they drafted before 2006?
Then letting them vote on it first.
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:57 PM
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5. How about a rebate check?
I would love to see the goppers pissed about giving money to their constituency.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:59 PM
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6. KickR.. Agree! Send your idea along to Senator Franken.
It seems only obvious to take the advantage over the stupid gop game plan.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 09:00 PM
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7. Like Wall Street regulation reform perhaps?
Something that I dont think has dawned on anyone. The WH is about to move full-force into the ultimate populist issue with the battle to heat up as we go into the busiest months of the election season.

And, once again, the GOP is poised to fight them ... at their own peril.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0310/w_h_s_ambitious_new_plans_913f19e8-2095-4650-8953-04b319f38910.html
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MUAD_DIB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 09:58 PM
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11. I'd be happy to see that: The Democrats proposing/passing it and the GOP

going down in defeat opposing it.
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MrMickeysMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 09:12 PM
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8. As you suggest, non-controversial bills are the way to go...
Why not a repeal of the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act (the one that repealed Glass-Steagall)?
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 10:31 PM
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13. But that would be anti-capitalist doncha know.
It'll hinder investment and R&D or some such bullshit excuse. :eyes:
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Jakes Progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 10:28 PM
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12. But, but then they won't like us
and might not support our bills.
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TTUBatfan2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 12:06 AM
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15. FDR-esque jobs and bank reform bills...
Even the unemployed right wingers that hate Obama would have a hard time whining when they are given a construction job during these hard times. And don't tell me there is no need for fixing our infrastructure. The roads I drive on to work every day are falling apart. If that's the case in my town, I'm sure it's the case across the country. Meanwhile, the banks seem to be the one thing both the right and left are pissed off about at the moment. Get a real piece of reform through Congress that helps the average citizen and it will be extremely difficult for the Republicans to campaign against it.
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rufus dog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 01:06 AM
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16. I have this Republican friend - Hardcore
He was over doing some work and after we finished he started in with the politics... made a couple benign comments and we started making fun of Palin, then I told him, 'your party is a mess.' His response FUCK THE REPUBLICANS, Obama should push through a jobs bill, energy, whatever, a Manhattan Project for something, if he gets fifty votes and Biden so be it.
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ProgressOnTheMove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 06:55 AM
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18. Thats the perfect idae he needs to shove them all through on one bill so they can't say he used ..
reconciliation loads of times.
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LeftyAndProud60 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 01:23 AM
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17. Still haven't seen a commercial w/ith Orangeman saying how he'll protect Wall St. NT
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 06:33 PM
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20. kizick
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