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    So glad to have another edition of "what rikyrah said".
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    • I'm not a New Yorker, but it positioned DeBlasio as Brooklyn (for which you can read "outer boroughs") v. Manhattan,…
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    • As best I can tell, Maine isn't likely to have a major gubernatorial candidate next year who fits neatly into…
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    • If I could offer a friendly amendment:  a faster "decay" rate".  60 votes the first time.  55 one month later.…
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    • That it doesn't exist.  That we should be burning more coal.  That academic witch hunts against climate scientists are a…
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    • Yes.  I keep remembering that the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence & Research was basically the only intelligence agency that…
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    • I'm not quite sure how it fits into this discussion, but I can't shake the suspicion that the vast majority…
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    • This has been another edition of "What TarheelDem Said".  (Take note, young'uns.)
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    • What Booman said.  Look at what's happened to Paul and Cruz with their "filibusters" earlier this year.  For each senator,…
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    • Adding to this:  when Democrats backed down from the "nuclear option" in 2006 it revealed that the Democratic caucus ultimately…
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    • Good question.  I wouldn't underestimate the power of tradition and experience.  The filibuster is all that these senators (and the…
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    • Thanks for this. My more immediate and particular objection to the introduction of baseball bats into the discussion is that…
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    • All excellent points. As for the first question, after reading a little of the history of Reconstruction and Redemption after…
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    • I suppose so.  But Boehner and McConnell already had primary opponents when they acted to end the government shutdown and…
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    • It ends with Tea Partiers losing elections and not gaining power.  It ends because the economy continues to improve (however…
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    • Good question. Short answer:  Tea Party supporters make up half of the Republican primary electorate.
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    • From the way the Senate has functioned this year, it seems that there's already a de facto "Republicans for Responsible…
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    • "My expectation is that once the ACA is successfully and fully implemented early next year, most opposition will melt away.…
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    • You're probably right.  But there are 80 or so Republicans who vote for these last-minute deals that come over from…
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    • The problem that presents for House Republicans is they're stuck having to vote for deals they had no say in...because…
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