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Hoo05Dave

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I've been trying to argue this point, but partisans always find some way to


justify their party's actions. Usually by saying it's necessary given the other side's bad faith. And there's some truth to that.

Reconciliation to push through the PPACA on a party line vote. Pen and a phone regulatory action / executive orders. Killing the filibuster for federal judges. Blocking Garland without even meeting him. Killing the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations.

The moderates, who usually ironed out compromises on important issues, have been hollowed out. Processes and traditions built over time to unite a country with disparate factions have been gutted. It's now ends-justify-the-means, no-holds-barred brawling.



(In response to this post by hoolstoptheheels)

Posted: 10/07/2018 at 10:16AM



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GOP learned to fight back this week...... -- ConnHoo 10/06/2018 9:47PM
  This has all the makings of a Pyrrhic Victory ** -- Faz d. Hoo 10/08/2018 6:16PM
  What were they doing prior to this week? just chillin? -- southdenverhoo 10/07/2018 4:07PM
  Something we agree on. ** -- ConnHoo 10/07/2018 11:24PM
  *** -- WaxHoo 10/07/2018 12:22PM
  Sorry, I hit the Enter key prematurely. ** -- Doug 10/07/2018 12:23PM
  No worries ** -- WaxHoo 10/07/2018 12:25PM
  IRS, Obamacare -- ConnHoo 10/08/2018 06:16AM
  Sour grapes through and through... -- HokieDan95 10/07/2018 12:12PM
  Obama did try to get Rs on board -- WahooMatt05 10/07/2018 5:31PM
  Yeah, he did, but then he would openly -- Hoo23 10/07/2018 6:11PM
  They still haven't repealed and replaced. Why? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 10/07/2018 8:57PM
  It’s the gift that keeps on giving -- TomKazanski 10/07/2018 11:04PM
  You are equating legislation to SCOTUS appointments? -- Manbearpig 10/07/2018 12:19PM
  Obamacare's passing followed a similar path to the -- Shenhoo 10/07/2018 12:33PM
  If you would bother reading I am equating it with -- HokieDan95 10/07/2018 12:32PM
  However, nominations to the SC aren't legislation. -- Chuck Taylor 10/07/2018 12:49PM
  Yes, by comparing an apple to an orange ** -- Manbearpig 10/07/2018 12:34PM
  They are both fruit... ** -- hoothat 10/07/2018 2:14PM
  Soundly defeated? -- WaxHoo 10/07/2018 10:48AM
  Thanks, Newt! ** -- HowieT3 10/07/2018 10:40AM
  It's the dems fault. They are not good people. ** -- ryno hoo 10/07/2018 10:22AM
  Demon rats according to Fox News ** -- BonsackHoo 10/07/2018 11:13AM
  It's okay. Faux News isn't MSM ** -- Hoo TV 10/07/2018 11:36AM
  Is Trump good people? ** -- Hooooooooooooooo 10/07/2018 10:35AM
  He is a person. ** -- ryno hoo 10/07/2018 12:35PM
  The best! ** -- WaxHoo 10/07/2018 10:38AM
  Maybe you can try channeling him, Miss Cleo. ** -- Chuck Taylor 10/07/2018 10:46AM
  Yeah pubs do shitty things then you say to let it go ** -- Manbearpig 10/07/2018 11:21AM
  I'll take your silence as a no. ** -- HoosWillWin 10/07/2018 11:57AM
  Take it as me busy getting my 1:00 wagers down. :) -- Hoos Operator 10/07/2018 12:56PM
  That isn't the point. It is about justifying an argument -- HoosWillWin 10/07/2018 10:30AM
  Pathetic pure partisan line confirmation? -- TomKazanski 10/07/2018 12:10PM
  Advise and consent used to draw unanimous votes. -- hoolstoptheheels 10/07/2018 12:24PM
  I just reviewed the Roberts’ vote -- Stimp 10/07/2018 1:32PM
  Bullshit. The repubs just executed their available strategy. -- hoolstoptheheels 10/07/2018 10:32AM
  Someone thinks Ford made everything up.... ** -- BonsackHoo 10/07/2018 09:53AM
  Yes, this problem didn't just suddenly materialize. -- hoolstoptheheels 10/07/2018 09:40AM
  What most of us are applauding is not too complicated. -- Wahoo Ron 10/07/2018 10:01AM
  ... says the unrepentant birther ... ** -- WaxHoo 10/07/2018 11:21AM
  Uh huh. -- hoolstoptheheels 10/07/2018 10:08AM
  It wasn't a criminal trial ** -- Manbearpig 10/07/2018 10:06AM
  LOL!! And I suppose you think this isn't a kangaroo? -- Wahoo Ron 10/07/2018 10:47AM
  Which happens to be an important point. -- hoolstoptheheels 10/07/2018 10:10AM
  Ok. Especially for a lifetime appt. -- hoolstoptheheels 10/07/2018 10:52AM
  Dems better damned well never forget ** -- WaxHoo 10/07/2018 11:42AM
  Another person who thinks Ford was lying ** -- BonsackHoo 10/07/2018 10:02AM
  Yay!!! Go team!!! Bring on the Civil War v2.0!!! ** -- CyberHoo78 10/07/2018 08:35AM
  #Winning! It’s all that matters ** -- BonsackHoo 10/07/2018 08:02AM
  Mebbe we kain start wid da Lewisiana skools? ** -- HowieT3 10/07/2018 10:15AM
  Re-education camps? ** -- Hoo TV 10/07/2018 09:01AM
  Yeah. Let's get rid of that pesky 1st amendment altogether. -- hoolstoptheheels 10/07/2018 08:57AM
  They come off the assembly line -- Wahoo Ron 10/07/2018 02:10AM
  Yeah, reality is a real pain in the ass -- Manbearpig 10/07/2018 12:48AM
  Or Grounds as the case may be . . . -- jdubforwahoowa 10/07/2018 08:15AM
  He wasnt endoctrinated. His mind is free. ** -- WahooRQ 10/07/2018 07:28AM
  You sure showed him -- hoothat 10/07/2018 03:40AM
  ‘Sup, troll ** -- SchmHoo 10/07/2018 08:44AM
  Sup troll ** -- hoothat 10/07/2018 2:11PM
  Dumb ass ** -- 111Balz 10/07/2018 12:09AM
  Something happened that night. ** -- hoothat 10/07/2018 03:25AM
  OJ didn’t kill anybody** -- Mad Bowl Hoo 10/07/2018 07:08AM
  Student debt is doing the job well. ** -- ConnHoo 10/06/2018 11:46PM
  Apparently you have quit believing in facts. That's -- 111Balz 10/06/2018 11:33PM
  Believing in facts? LOL -- hoothat 10/07/2018 03:28AM
  He's a monster. I guess that makes you one too? -- 111Balz 10/06/2018 11:08PM
  What a joke post. -- hoothat 10/07/2018 03:35AM
  529 tuition monster ** -- Jeff_Banks 10/06/2018 11:59PM
  Proud Monstah! ** -- ConnHoo 10/06/2018 11:41PM
  Same way the dems jammed through Gruber-Care ** -- Tuckahokie 10/07/2018 12:14AM
  Shhh.... ** -- hoothat 10/07/2018 03:42AM
  For 30 years ** -- Jeff_Banks 10/07/2018 08:07AM
  Lol. ** -- 111Balz 10/06/2018 11:50PM
  LOL ** -- hoothat 10/07/2018 03:35AM
  All of that is true, and more. -- HootiesJohnson 10/06/2018 11:20PM
  Here's a Snowflaker whose got this all figured out -- Wahoo Ron 10/06/2018 10:46PM
  Too funny! ** -- Hoos Operator 10/06/2018 10:55PM

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