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Originally Posted by GrantMercury
It was a GOP filibuster, Minte. If there is a Dem who is truly to blame it's that little sap Harry Reid. He had the chance to get meaningful filibuster reform done, and he simply wouldn't - after he promised he would! Perhaps he's afraid of what the Repiggies could do when they get back in power (because the pendulum always swings), but I think he profoundly sucks and needs to go. And yes, I personally think Obama should have turned up the heat on Harry, but he didn't. It's extremely disappointing to me. And the 5 pussy blue-dog Dems who bowed to the NRA are pitiful. All true. But the fact remains it was another sleazy Republican filibuster that needed to be overcome. And the fact that you think it's all funny doesn't say much for you.
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I could care less what you think of me. I said earlier that the bill should've been passed.
The humor was in Obama and Bidens big pouty scenes on the news.
Due to procedural steps agreed to by both sides, all the amendments considered Wednesday required 60 votes to pass in the 100-member chamber, meaning Democrats and their independent allies who hold 55 seats needed support from some GOP senators to push through the Manchin-Toomey proposal.
The final vote was 54 in favor to 46 opposed with four Republicans joining most Democrats in supporting the compromise. With the outcome obvious, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, cast a "no" vote to secure the ability to bring the measure up again