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fivethirtyeight.com - 12/15/2008

On Making Mitch McConnell Wet His Pants

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User B.R. writes in: In your discussion of the Bayh coalition today, you used the usual 60 vote marker as the line to break filibusters. But why is that all that folks mention? I ask because everyone (media and blogs alike) are treating the filibuster as a far more commonplace occurrence than it ...

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Nate Silver: Harry Reid has been exceptionally ineffective as the Democrats' majority leader

Daily Kos:  Reid is a crappy Senate leader

Brilliant at Breakfast:  Patrick Leahy folds, and Harry Reid is ineffective. So what else is new?

Political Animal:  Filibusters

pandagon.net - we are the public option:  What’s the downside of Mitch McConnell peeing on himself?

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/10/2008

Reid: Blagojevich Must Go, Must Not Make Appointment

— huffingtonpost.com — Senator Harry Reid is drawing a fairly bold line in the political sand in regards to the ethical missteps surrounding Rod Blagojevich. On Wednesday, the Majority Leader and Sen. Dick Durbin drafted a letter -- which they subsequently urged their ... (more) Reid: Blagojevich Must Go, Must Not Make Appointment

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politico.com - 12/10/2008

McConnell: Bailout votes aren't there

— politico.com — The auto industry bailout politics are a mess this morning. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that Republicans are not prepared to back the massive auto-bailout package being negotiated by the White House and congressional ... (more) McConnell: Bailout votes aren't there

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firedoglake.com - 12/12/2008

Auto Bill Fails In Senate, 53-35 — Say Good Night, Gracie

— firedoglake.com — Tonight Harry Reid called for cloture on the auto bill, knowing he didn't have the votes. Chris Dodd spoke for working people, and expressed his disbelief that the Senate could let this happen right now (YouTube). Talk about your War on ... (more) Auto Bill Fails In Senate, 53-35 — Say Good Night, Gracie

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Nate Silver: Harry Reid has been exceptionally ineffective as the Democrats' majority leader
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — From Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight: Harry Reid has been exceptionally ineffective as the Democrats' majority leader. The number of cloture votes skyrocketed in the 110th Congress following the Democratic takeover of the Senate and Reid's assumption of the majority leader position. The Senate voted on 112 cloture motions in the 110th, exactly double the number (56) of cloture votes in the 109th Congress, and two-and-a-half times as many as the average number of cloture votes (44) over the previous nine Congresses. Of these cloture motions, 51 were rejected ...

Reid is a crappy Senate leader
Daily Kos — Harry Reid is the GOP's best ally, as Nate Silver's number crunching proves: Harry Reid has been exceptionally ineffective as the Democrats' majority leader. The number of cloture votes skyrocketed in the 110th Congress following the Democratic takeover of the Senate and Reid's assumption of the majority leader position. The Senate voted on 112 cloture motions in the 110th, exactly double the number (56) of cloture votes in the 109th Congress, and two-and-a-half times as many as the average number of cloture votes (44) over the previous nine ...

Patrick Leahy folds, and Harry Reid is ineffective. So what else is new?
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... Meanwhile, the delightfully dweeby Nate Silver, otherwise known as the Best Damn Pollster in America, lets Harry Reid, another ineffectual wuss, have it: ...

Filibusters
Political Animal — ... ideological coherence of the parties), it's become more-and-more common so that we now speak of a 60-vote threshold as the ordinary hurdle for legislation to pass. Perhaps one can mount a defense of this de facto supermajority requirement on the merits, but it should be understood that routine filibustering is a very recent innovation and that eliminating the filibuster would leave us closer to our traditional practices. I think that's largely right. In fact, Nate Silver posted a very helpful chart noting the recent trend in cloture votes, highlighting the fact that ...

What’s the downside of Mitch McConnell peeing on himself?
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... Subtitle: On how Nate Silver uses statistics to prove Harry Reid has allowed Republicans to walk all over him. You know, I’m far from convinced that the auto bailout has to happen, but I am sure that the threat of the filibuster from Republicans is an abuse of that power, and it’s about time that the Democrats started forcing Republicans to actually filibuster instead of just threaten it.  I haven’t forgotten how the Democrats had to ...

If The Senate Democrats Accept Lieberman, Why Not Burris?
Firedoglake — ... r or in the Senate Chambers - he didn’t take down Lieberman when he had the chance; Eff needing Lieberman to caucus with the Dems. You guys think Harry Reid isn’t versed in all kinds of parliamentary procedures that would have neutralized Lieberman?  I shyt you not; Reid’s a walking enclycopedia when it comes to Senate parliamentary rules and procedures.  He even used one to ...