Thats what my post said.....
Without the spin and without the excuses...Post 18..."Democrats had a filibuster proof Congress from 7/2009 (Franken) ....."
by Paul Hogarth‚ Jul. 06‚ 2009
Tomorrow, Al Franken will finally be sworn into office – giving the Democrats a 60-seat “filibuster-proof” majority in the U.S. Senate. Of course, there was never a need to wait eight months for Norm Coleman’s ego to concede. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could have agreed to provisionally seat Franken in January, as there is precedent for such disputed election results. But now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has completed its process, Reid can no longer claim that Democrats lack the votes to block a hypothetical G.O.P. filibuster – and there are no excuses for the U.S. Senate to remain the place where progressive legislation goes to die. Last week, however, Reid minimized the importance to a reporter about a sixty-vote supermajority, said the Democratic caucus was “diverse” and the leadership would not start “flexing their muscles.” Reid may have tried to avoid sounding cocky, but his rhetoric was dangerous. It empowers conservative Democrats to now grab the spotlight by playing obstructionist, as they threaten to filibuster their own Party and their own President. It will embolden Republicans to maintain their fleeting relevance by recruiting these anti-progressive Senators to oppose Obama’s agenda. And another reason why Harry Reid must go as Majority Leader.
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