Bernie Sanders promises to filibuster if White House proposes 'piece of crap'

[Bluebear]

Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) warned Friday that President Obama faces turmoil in the Senate and in his reelection campaign if he includes Social Security cuts in any debt-ceiling deal.

The senators said the White House has not communicated effectively to Senate Democrats and they and their rank-and-file colleagues are being frozen out of the process.

“I have talked to some of my colleagues, including some that you might not expect, who say if bring to the Senate a piece of crap that comes down heavy on working families and children and the elderly and they expect me to matter-of-factly vote for it, they'll have another thing coming,” Sanders said. He added that he would filibuster such a deal.

“I do worry that the White House is misreading the Senate and taking things for granted,” Whitehouse said. “There has not been enough communication to alleviate that potential misreading.”

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/07/09-3

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Good for you, Senator Sanders and Senator Whitehouse!

How I wish there were more Senators like you...

[slay]

2. Same here

if we had more like them we wouldn't be in the mess we are today. :hug:

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. Does anyone else think we should write this man and THANK him? nt

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. I wrote him, thanking him. Here's the e-mail address:

http://sanders.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

[newfie11]

5. done and thx for the link n/t

[Mimosa]

6. Wow. A real mensch!

We need more people with Bernie's integrity in Congress and the Senate. :)

[stuckinarut]

7. VERMONT DOESNT TAKE CRAP

And our representation just goes to show it!

[DirkGently]

8. Hell. Yes.

[The Big Vetolski]

9. HUEVOS! No balls, no glory(no offense intended, ladies).

The Dude respects Bernie and Sheldon. Wishes there were more like them, too.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

10. No offense taken. I agree huevos are what's needed against these sociopathic GOPers nt