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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:11 PM Original message |
Reid defeats Reid bill. Tell me we're not being played for suckers. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. are you referring to Reid's no vote on cloture? |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Yes. Enlighten me. |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. It was a procedural vote, allowing him to re-introduce the measure at a later time. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. It was a cloture vote on Reid's bill |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sucker sucker sucker |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. You just aren't getting the game. Now the so-called "Obama/McConnell" bill |
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Misskittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's a procedural necessity for him to eventually vote nay on the bill. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. The deal that's even worse than the Reid bill? |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. How so? |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. This is the deal that includes the vote on a BBA, and the 'cat food dozen' special committee? |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Um, no. It was a cloture vote to end the filibuster/debate |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Here's how the BBA thing has evolved |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. "only provider side cuts to Medicare." All Medicare is provider-side. It doesn't pay the recipient |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. There's certainly a good |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Thanks, al. Good explanation. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. He voted no so he could bring up the bill again in a motion to reconsider |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Don't distract me with facts, dammit.... |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Thanks for this little known fact. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Its actually not that little known and no, he can't change it |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. actually I think he can change it |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Amending it is a separate vote, AFTER cloture. |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. Learn how cloture votes work before criticizing on Reid's vote. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. They're all against us! They're all against us! |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Oops, I stand corrected |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
16. Cloture maneuver here, happens all the time. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
26. no, people just need to learn how congress works |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
27. IMO they are playing for time until the last minute. |
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