Word: filibusterers
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Now that it's up to him, Obama's spine appears to have weakened too. It's hard to imagine that Republicans would filibuster the budget over funding for needle exchange, and going back to Congress later to address the issue specifically seems a riskier tack.
When Barack Obama informed congressional Republicans last month that he would support a controversial parliamentary move to protect health-care reform from a filibuster in the Senate, they were furious. That meant the bill could pass with a simple majority of 51 votes, eliminating the need for any GOP support...
No nomination to the Supreme Court is free of political fighting, but Republicans will have a hard time landing punches under the circumstances. Already unpopular, especially compared with Obama's soaring numbers, the GOP is in a weak position to oppose the President. Bush's two picks for the Supreme...
The budget that just passed both houses of Congress has given the prospects for health-care reform this year a big boost. With the inclusion of procedural language that would make it impossible for opponents to filibuster, it will now take a simple majority to pass the Senate, rather than...
Specter's latest move - which he acknowledges came after seeing a private poll that showed he would be doomed in next year's GOP primary in Pennsylvania - appears to make him a much safer bet for re-election. The fact that he no longer has to worry about a challenge...