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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 362: Now With Diet Coke Button |
| HeroDelTiempo17 01/26/21 12:18:18 AM #118: | xp1337 posted... It's because this was such an overreach on his part that it felt like the perfect opportunity to just end the filibuster right there and that wasn't the end result I guess you could frame it as a "win" for McConnell if he realized this power dynamic and essentially chose to call the bluff, but overall I agree with the rest of your analysis here. Not having an actual handshake agreement on this is huge and leaves open the possibility, no matter how slim, that the pro-filibuster holdouts get converted at some point in the near future. There's one less obstacle to the Dems turning the "abolish the filibuster" bluff into reality, which is and has always been their only winning move. I just hope McConnell is wrong on this for once in his miserable life and that someone smacks some sense into Manchin et al. --- I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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