Comments on: Bipartisanship? Who Needs It? http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:29:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Wizbang http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/comment-page-1/#comment-185552 Wizbang Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:26:35 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/#comment-185552 <strong>Bipartisanship is a Thing of the Past</strong> The Democrats promised to work with the GOP in a show of bipartisanship. Yet they are now backing away from that pledge, just like their pledge to deliver a Congress that's more ethical than it was under the Republicans: But... Bipartisanship is a Thing of the Past

The Democrats promised to work with the GOP in a show of bipartisanship. Yet they are now backing away from that pledge, just like their pledge to deliver a Congress that’s more ethical than it was under the Republicans: But…

]]> By: Gulf Coast Bandit http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/comment-page-1/#comment-185491 Gulf Coast Bandit Tue, 02 Jan 2007 23:00:44 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/#comment-185491 Widespread support for a minimum wage hike? Bah, the majority isn't always right. Widespread support for a minimum wage hike? Bah, the majority isn’t always right.

]]> By: Sean P http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/comment-page-1/#comment-185382 Sean P Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:49:00 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/#comment-185382 I seem to recall the New Republic accusing the Republican congress of this very tactic in 1995. Funny thing is, while Newt did get a lot of legislation out of the House fairly quickly, it was promptly bottlenecked in the Senate, where the power of the filibuster gave the Democrats the leverage to force floor votes on various amendments, which forced the house leadership to consider the revisions ANYWAY, albiet many months later, since they were now part of the Senate version of the law in question. I seem to recall the New Republic accusing the Republican congress of this very tactic in 1995. Funny thing is, while Newt did get a lot of legislation out of the House fairly quickly, it was promptly bottlenecked in the Senate, where the power of the filibuster gave the Democrats the leverage to force floor votes on various amendments, which forced the house leadership to consider the revisions ANYWAY, albiet many months later, since they were now part of the Senate version of the law in question.

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/comment-page-1/#comment-185331 Mark Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:36:40 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/#comment-185331 Hmmm...well, that's a very charitable explanation for what looks like business as usual. When the Republicans shut out Democrats during their tenure, it was evil, but now, because the Democrats are intrinsically better, it's good? Sounds a little, um, lopsided to me.... Hmmm…well, that’s a very charitable explanation for what looks like business as usual. When the Republicans shut out Democrats during their tenure, it was evil, but now, because the Democrats are intrinsically better, it’s good?

Sounds a little, um, lopsided to me….

]]> By: Fargus http://informedspeculation.com/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/comment-page-1/#comment-185319 Fargus Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:20:28 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/01/02/bipartisanship-who-needs-it/#comment-185319 They made campaign promises of a legislative agenda, and they're doing what needs to be done to pass it, rather than letting bitter Republicans gum up the works and later claim that the Democrats can't get anything done. It's by no means a permanent development; only an assurance that important things like ethics reform, stem cell research, and a minimum wage increase, which enjoy widespread popular support, would not be blocked by the Republicans. They made campaign promises of a legislative agenda, and they’re doing what needs to be done to pass it, rather than letting bitter Republicans gum up the works and later claim that the Democrats can’t get anything done. It’s by no means a permanent development; only an assurance that important things like ethics reform, stem cell research, and a minimum wage increase, which enjoy widespread popular support, would not be blocked by the Republicans.

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