In the hallowed halls of Congress, they have this thing called “reconciliation.” Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Like puppies, and love.
Reconciliation.
Only, it doesn’t mean what you’d think it means:
Senior members of the Obama administration are pressing lawmakers to use a shortcut to drive the president’s signature initiatives on health care and energy through Congress without Republican votes, a move that many lawmakers say would fly in the face of President Obama’s pledge to restore bipartisanship to Washington…
With 58 Senate seats, Democrats need the support of at least two Republicans to block a filibuster. But they could pass a reconciliation bill without any Republican votes — and without the support of troublesome moderates in their own party.
Will no one rid us of these troublesome moderates?
With all due respect, sir, the Gang of Three are not “moderates.” They are, rather, liberal sheep in conservative/wolf clothing.
…And I’m speaking as an independent with libertarian tendencies…
Seems to me in politics, reconciliation actually means revenge.
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