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[roadrunnertwice]

A leading Republican predicted Sunday that President Obama’s appointment of 15 officials while sidestepping Senate confirmation would make it more difficult to get bipartisan support for future legislation.

Was that supposed to be a fucking joke? What, the Party Of No thinks it's got more in the bag than the ongoing permanent filibuster? Sorry, guys, but I just don't see how you can actually go any further than total scorched-earth obstructionism.

Maybe he just means they'll wink and nudge the teabaggers into expanding their recent Kristallnacht shenanigans.

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[jonsonite.livejournal.com]

In fairness, Obama and the House leadership made only the most pro forma gestures towards bipartisanship on Healthcare. If you can't get one Republican in the House, and you can't get Olympia Snowe in the Senate (and she was in the room working with them towards the start), it isn't just due to Republican discipline. They aren't that disciplined--they just weren't offered anything enticing enough to break ranks. Either tort reform or cross-state-lines buying of insurance probably could have shaken a few Republican votes into the yes column.