Valentine’s Day Open Thread [2.14.13]
Chuck Hagel’s confirmation as Secretary of Defense is now in serious jeopardy because the traitorous Senate Republicans have decided to filibuster a confirmation vote for the first time in the history of the United States. It would appear that while Hagel would be confirmed if a majority vote was held, it would appear that the chickenshit coward Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who refused to reform the filibuster when he had the chance, lacks the 60 votes to break the unprecedented and McCarthyite filibuster by the traitorous Republicans.
I have no sympathy for Harry Reid and Senate Democrats. They are the perpetual Charlie Brown and the conniving Repubicans are the Lucy and the football. Maybe one day they will get the spine and do something real to break the Republican Party’s traitorous obstruction, but until then we are now left with no Secretary of Defense, and a broken government.
Does this filibuster abrogate whatever “agreement” Reid thought he had with the GOP? Or is this allowable under the “gentleman’s” agreement?
It should. But that chickenshit Reid will cower in the corner still.
Im starting to realize now that all the griping i did about Obama and the ACA and other legislation was really Harry Reid’s fault.
who knew a Mormon leader named “Reid” wouldnt be able to deliver despite huge team advantages.
Reid did keep the Senate from passing the full extension of the Bush tax cuts again (you know they wanted to). That’s something at least.
damnnit puck…. let me make my witty Harry-Andy Reid comparison in peace.
Andy Reid prevented a lot of passing too.
Happy Valentines Day DL, I got you the weirdest present ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PpccpglnNf0&noredirect=1
SFW but headphones are a must.
And this guy certainly did not get his Valentine’s Day present — 4 pounds of marijuana he Fed-Exed to himself.
This is very cute — 7 Tales of Presidential Courtship
For years I have been unable to understand why Democrats in the Senate chose Harry Reid as their leader. Is every single one of them more spineless than he is?
And how awesome is this for Valentine’s Day? Illinois passes marriage equality bill!
Modern Dems act more like 1950s 1960s Rockefeller Republicans then Dems
TPM commenter on Harry Reid’s complete fuck up:
I agree with DD that this level of nullification is treasonous. It is pitiful that Harry Reid didn’t see this coming.
Nihilistic Republicans become a national AP story:
Unyielding GOP politicians doing what voters ask
AP reporter follows a crazy person who represents crazy people and they say crazy things. Funny how craziness is central to the story, but it never gets mentioned in the first four paragraphs.
I love the subtleties in the writing:
a tactic that some see as damaging the GOP brand and pushing the nation repeatedly to the brink of fiscal chaos.
Ya think?
Chaffetz drove to the Dairy Keen and barely had bitten into a bacon cheeseburger before a diner begged him to stop Obama’s health care overhaul.
Let that sink in for a moment.
and,
Dairy Keen? Wow, Utah really is homophobic.
The “Dairy” is scandalous. Locals want it changed to “The Keen”