Comments on: Democratic Control Of Senate In Doubt? http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Devil's Advocate http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-166306 Devil's Advocate Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:04:58 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/#comment-166306 TheBunker Says: December 14th, 2006 at 11:04 am Are you guys nuts?! Cheney can cast the tie-breaking votes now! SWEET! I’ll take it! Stop licking your chops, and start cleaning the egg from your face. Fortunately, the senator is now reported to be in much better condition. TheBunker Says:

December 14th, 2006 at 11:04 am
Are you guys nuts?!

Cheney can cast the tie-breaking votes now!

SWEET!

I’ll take it!

Stop licking your chops, and start cleaning the egg from your face. Fortunately, the senator is now reported to be in much better condition.

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-164801 Mark Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:20:30 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/#comment-164801 Well, thank you, and we're glad to have you... Well, thank you, and we’re glad to have you…

]]> By: ibfamous http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-164795 ibfamous Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:16:50 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/#comment-164795 Sheer human decency should overrule partisanship on a story like this… your comments are one step forward in our increasingly hostile national debate. thank you, and you've been added to my reading list because of it. Sheer human decency should overrule partisanship on a story like this…

your comments are one step forward in our increasingly hostile national debate. thank you, and you’ve been added to my reading list because of it.

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-164509 Mark Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:40:34 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/#comment-164509 Reading the comments, it looks like you weren't the only one...not a very good use of humor, was it?... Reading the comments, it looks like you weren’t the only one…not a very good use of humor, was it?…

]]> By: JD http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-164495 JD Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:10:16 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/#comment-164495 I am appalled: "Senator Tim Johnson: Just Another Brain-Dead Liberal?" http://basilsblog.net/2006/12/15/senator-tim-johnson-just-another-brain-dead-liberal/#trackback I am appalled:

“Senator Tim Johnson: Just Another Brain-Dead Liberal?”
http://basilsblog.net/2006/12/15/senator-tim-johnson-just-another-brain-dead-liberal/#trackback

]]> By: JD http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-164371 JD Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:45:41 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/#comment-164371 I really hope it wouldn't ever come to this: "It is called the "organizing resolution," and is the bit of internal housekeeping that determines how committee memberships will be allotted between the two parties, as well as who will get to serve as chairman and ranking members of each of the panels. These resolutions traditionally stand until the next Congress, even if the makeup of the chamber shifts to put the other party in the majority, which is why precedent would seem to dictate that the Chamber would stay in Democratic hands, even if Johnson is replaced by a Republican.... If the Republicans filibuster the organizing resolution and the question drags on into January or even beyond, it presents another truly extraordinary possibility: a chamber with a new Democratic leader, but the existing set of Republican committee chairmen. That is because, until an organizing resolution is passed, incoming Majority Leader Harry Reid would have no control over the committees." I really hope it wouldn’t ever come to this:

“It is called the “organizing resolution,” and is the bit of internal housekeeping that determines how committee memberships will be allotted between the two parties, as well as who will get to serve as chairman and ranking members of each of the panels. These resolutions traditionally stand until the next Congress, even if the makeup of the chamber shifts to put the other party in the majority, which is why precedent would seem to dictate that the Chamber would stay in Democratic hands, even if Johnson is replaced by a Republican….

If the Republicans filibuster the organizing resolution and the question drags on into January or even beyond, it presents another truly extraordinary possibility: a chamber with a new Democratic leader, but the existing set of Republican committee chairmen. That is because, until an organizing resolution is passed, incoming Majority Leader Harry Reid would have no control over the committees.”

]]> By: Anandakos http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-163817 Anandakos Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:25:57 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/#comment-163817 Thank you for your generous and humane posting. It's no secret that there are scoundrels on both sides of the ideological divide, but there are far more people of good will. I've been a D for a good long time mostly because I am an internationalist at heart. I've found that 99 and 44/100's percent of the people I've met around the world want to get along with one another, but for whatever reason, Americans tend to look down our collective noses at everyone else. It's just not right, and it sure is limiting. But I'll be the first to admit that as a group we D's pander and whine too much. However, more than balancing that for me is that as a group we seem to care more than most R's that everyone is welcome on the life raft. Of course that's not true of all R's and I do think that the evangelicals are remembering that Jesus' primary admonition was that we love one another. I'm hoping that a couple of years of closely divided government may provide an opportunity for shared pain on entitlements and other unfunded liabilities. There's not much time left to get it right. Thank you for your generous and humane posting. It’s no secret that there are scoundrels on both sides of the ideological divide, but there are far more people of good will. I’ve been a D for a good long time mostly because I am an internationalist at heart. I’ve found that 99 and 44/100′s percent of the people I’ve met around the world want to get along with one another, but for whatever reason, Americans tend to look down our collective noses at everyone else. It’s just not right, and it sure is limiting.

But I’ll be the first to admit that as a group we D’s pander and whine too much. However, more than balancing that for me is that as a group we seem to care more than most R’s that everyone is welcome on the life raft. Of course that’s not true of all R’s and I do think that the evangelicals are remembering that Jesus’ primary admonition was that we love one another.

I’m hoping that a couple of years of closely divided government may provide an opportunity for shared pain on entitlements and other unfunded liabilities. There’s not much time left to get it right.

]]> By: Chatterbox http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-163124 Chatterbox Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:54:28 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/#comment-163124 TheBunker = Troll. I hope nobody takes the bait (other than me that is). He is now listed in critical but stable condition, which is good. Y.S.H., your humble opinion is welcome here. Thank you for the information. TheBunker = Troll. I hope nobody takes the bait (other than me that is).

He is now listed in critical but stable condition, which is good.

Y.S.H., your humble opinion is welcome here. Thank you for the information.

]]> By: Y.S.H http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-163099 Y.S.H Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:23:49 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/#comment-163099 I work in neurology. a bleed from an arterial-venous malformation can be mild or catastrophic, depending upon the severity of the rupture. As far as the "critical condition" status goes, that can change for the better within 48 hours. If I had my druthers, I would prefer an AVM over a stroke if caught soon enough. The likelihood of brain damage is much less in an AVM rupture (again, depending upon where it is and the size of the malformation.) All just my humble opinion based on an OVER-ALL of 3o years experience with these kind of cases BTW admirable sentiment regarding your "human decency over partisan politics" comment. Kudos to you for being as good of a human being as you are an American. I work in neurology. a bleed from an arterial-venous malformation can be mild or catastrophic, depending upon the severity of the rupture. As far as the “critical condition” status goes, that can change for the better within 48 hours. If I had my druthers, I would prefer an AVM over a stroke if caught soon enough. The likelihood of brain damage is much less in an AVM rupture (again, depending upon where it is and the size of the malformation.)

All just my humble opinion based on an OVER-ALL of 3o years experience with these kind of cases

BTW admirable sentiment regarding your “human decency over partisan politics” comment. Kudos to you for being as good of a human being as you are an American.

]]> By: peter http://informedspeculation.com/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-163038 peter Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:43:01 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/12/13/democratic-control-of-senate-in-doubt/#comment-163038 I would happily post a retraction if proven wrong. Let's see what happens. I would happily post a retraction if proven wrong. Let’s see what happens.

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