Coons pursues a downright horrible deal in the name of “moderation”

Politco reports that your representative in the US Senate, Chris Coons, is in talks to cut the worst deal in the history of the Senate, by voting for Cloture on Gorsuch in exchange for a Republican "promise" to not eliminate the filibuster on a future Supreme court nomination.
The deal Democrats would be most likely to pursue, the sources said, would be to allow confirmation of Gorsuch in exchange for a commitment from Republicans not to kill the filibuster for a subsequent vacancy during President Donald Trump’s term.
How does Chris Coons still think that he is NOT dealing with bad actors? He seriously can't be this guileless. That is only the beginning of how stupid Coons' plan is, though. This deal is Coons trading something (a yes vote for Gorsuch) for nothing (a promise NOT to do something). It is idiotic on its face. CALL NOW! Coons Wilmington: 302-573-6345 Carper Wilmington: 302-573-6291

It is times like this that I miss Mike Castle

Long time readers will remember my ongoing love/hate feelings for Mike Castle. I hated Castle's down the line GOP voting record, but I loved his crazy rationalizations for why a sincere "moderate" like him needed to cast all of those party line votes. I'm certain that is Castle was still in the house, he'd be voting with the GOP leadership to pass the bloody abortion known as Trumpcare. Then we'd get the anguished rationalization about how pained he was by having to "vote for this deeply flawed" legislation. It was always as full of pathos, and as cloyingly predictable as a Joel Osteen sermon on why God wants us all to be rich fuckers.
March 23, 2017 Open Thread

March 23, 2017 Open Thread

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