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    Probably, but the Constitution also states that "Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings" (Article 1, Section 5).…
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    • The reason the Republican Party is extremely unlikely to become a rump party in our system has nothing to do…
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    • And why isn't the Senate going anywhere, ever?  Because of Article 5 of the Constitution which states, in part, "no…
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    • My point is merely that he got it done.
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    • In Reid's defense, I wouldn't call anyone who can get Ben Nelson to vote for the ACA "ineffectual".
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    • Maybe now would be a good time for some senior Senate Democrats (e.g., 2-3 of the following:  Baucus, Durbin, Harkin,…
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    • Just to expand on this point, here are the Senate Democrats who've never experienced the "glory days" of the bipartisan…
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    • BooMan, if you've got mixed feelings about the Cards because of Pujols' and LaRussa's politics, then Nolan Ryan's politics should…
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    • Adding to this, remember W. Bush's attempt to "spend" the "political capital" he'd "earned" by getting reelected by privatizing Social…
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    • Thanks, not surprising.   One reason I'm cautiously optimistic about the Senate in the medium (3-7 years) term is the…
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    • I take it as a hopeful sign that the Democratic caucus (for the most part) hung together and voted with…
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    • If Richard Cordray can't get confirmed by the Senate, then I don't know how a new Treasury Secretary gets confirmed…
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    • "What if the increasing concentration of wealth in the top one percent translated to an increasee STANDARD OF LIVING of…
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    • Edmund Burke called.  He wants to know if it's true that George Will has been sneaking out at night with…
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    • Actually, pretty much every economic forecasting outfit that's looked at the American Jobs Act has concluded it would likely create…
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    • Speaking just for myself, I'm all for democracy and the demanding thereof.  However, at some point, amorphous social movements need…
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    • "MLK would have more much more affinity with the Tea Party than with Jesse Jackson...." You mean the Jesse Jackson…
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    • Small point here, Liberty for All.  The adjectival form of democrat is democratic.  
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    • Steggle, "How do you see things changing for the better?" is a great question. Here's one answer---demographically.  Every year for…
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    • This recent quote from Jesse Jackson probably fits well here: ""In 1960 Martin Luther King supported Kennedy instead of Nixon…
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