tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post3820192502442475143..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: A Modest ProposalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-71022189116954694402010-02-01T02:20:56.359-05:002010-02-01T02:20:56.359-05:00the inflation of the Senate filibuster has effecti...<i>the inflation of the Senate filibuster has effectively ended majority rule in Congress and put it in permanent gridlock</i><br /><br />Oh, it's not permanent. All you need are 51 Republicans and (ala F Herbert) "the Spice will FLOW!" [i.e., only <i>Democratic</i> majorities equal gridlock. Sigh.]JCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-9003213384282810142010-01-27T14:58:48.588-05:002010-01-27T14:58:48.588-05:00I hope you're right, love. I'll be pleasa...I hope you're right, love. I'll be pleasantly surprised. I may watch the speech tuned in to the <a href="http://www.first-draft.com/2010/01/state-of-the-crack-van-address.html" rel="nofollow">Crack Van at First Draft</a> and shout there, if all is not good. Tom thought that when Obama was elected he'd heard the last of my political rants. Poor baby's heard enough.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-74582816990988043262010-01-27T14:49:51.038-05:002010-01-27T14:49:51.038-05:00I still cling to the fond (and probably vain) hope...I still cling to the fond (and probably vain) hope that he will surprise us all in the speech, that he will come out fighting instead of apologizing.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-62440891609236249642010-01-27T14:43:03.524-05:002010-01-27T14:43:03.524-05:00Counterlight, you've said before that you want...Counterlight, you've said before that you wanted a SECOND party, and I agreed, but won't we need to have a third party before we have a decent second party?<br /><br />I will watch the SOTU tonight with a good deal trepidation. I've heard enough of Obama's speeches to know that he can make a great speech, but we need action from him.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.com