Blame the Republicans

By GottaLaff

First of all, allow me to rant about this headline that just popped up on MSNBC:

With 59 votes, Dems must seek Republican input

Excuse me, but I need to scream now. Stay where you are for just a second, if you wouldn't mind.

SFX: Fading footsteps....

GAAAAAAAA!!!

SFX: Crescendoing footsteps.

Thanks for waiting.

Dear MSNBC: A 60 Democrat super majority was never synonymous with 60 votes. Blue Dogs are not "real" Democrats. We always needed Republican "input" (translation: votes). Why is that so hard for so many to grasp?

So, yes, Dems need "input", but from both Democrats and Rushpublics. This has always been the case. Had it not been the case, we'd have passed health care reform by now, because all 60 Democrats would have been on board.

Clear? Clear.

Rant over.

The above tantrum, however, does not let the Party of Obstruction off the hook, and President Obama knows it:

"Over the past week, President Obama and his senior aides have repeatedly cited Republicans' filibuster threats as the primary reason for the lack of progress on big ticket legislative items, an early sign that Democrats will seek to use this bit of legislative arcana against the GOP in the coming midterm election," The Fix observes.

"By making the filibuster a political issue, the White House may be hoping to turn the base's anger at the way things are being done in Washington away from an inward focus on the party's unwillingness to change the rules and toward Republicans for their legislative blocking."

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