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11-22-13 teacherken at Daily Kos

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NY TIMES: Democracy Returns to the Senate
For five years, Senate Republicans have refused to allow confirmation votes on dozens of perfectly qualified candidates nominated by President Obama for government positions. They tried to nullify entire federal agencies by denying them leaders. They abused Senate rules past the point of tolerance or responsibility. And so they were left enraged and threatening revenge on Thursday when a majority

YESTERDAY

"It was time to push the button."
That is the final paragraph of Democrats were forced to go ‘nuclear’ at last, the column for tomorrow's Washngton Post by Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Eugene Robinson. It is thorough, and every assertion Robinson makes is back up with hyperlinks to support his argument. Or perhaps you might prefer his equally short first paragraph: Way to nuke ’em, Harry. Which is followed by these two paragra

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teacherken at Daily Kos: young people & dismal future for RepublicansbyteacherkenFollow    Email  17 Comments / 17 NewBear with me for this.Last night I had occasion to attend a fundraiser for a PAC for an important Democrat.  When this Democrat was running for the office currently held, s/he drew the line against marriage equality.  S/he had already supported civil unions and legal rights, bu