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Barack Obama Economic Speech: President Declares American Middle Class In Jeopardy, Outlines Populist Economic Vision (VIDEO)

Saturday, December 10, 2011


I looked at your articles, and I am particluar­ly taken with the title of the last one: "Firing or Ignoring the Parliament­arian – It’s Called Leadership­". So you are in favor of ignoring the rules the Senate has agreed to operate under, firing the guy charged with enforcing them if necessary, and backing politician­s driven by "will" over "rule of law". If Republican­s tried this sort of thing you'd be calling them all sorts of names, and you'd probably be right. You'd be pretty horrified with the sort of person who still supports them too.

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The Senate majority leader firing the parliament­arian over the parliament­arian's call has happened several times in the past 30 years.  By both parties.  Most recently in 2001, with a Republican majority leader (Trent Lott) doing the firing.

When "the rules" that Congress operates under include being able to fire the parliament­arian, firing the parliament­arian is "operating under the rules".   Republican­s and Democrats have no problem playing hardball when it's something that they want.  Single payer, a public option, is not what either party wants.  
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