The_Elucidator
04-26-2007, 03:14 PM
Getting to 60 in the Senate
</MTWEBLOGPOSTIFSHOW>Controlling 60 seats is the holy grail in the Senate. It allows the majority party to block filibusters from the minority and truly run the chamber.
The last time a party held 60 or more seats was three decades ago when Democrats had 61 seats in the 95th Congress (1977-1979). But, the combination of a toxic political environment for Republicans and a relatively small number of Democratic vulnerabilities has skilled observers -- including Fix friend and Roll Call columnist Stu Rothenberg (http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2007/02/for-democrats-time-to-pad-senate.htm) -- starting to talk about the possibility of Democrats getting to 60 in the next two or four years.
Let's examine the two scenarios that could propel Democrats from their current 51-seat majority to a filibuster-proof 60.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/04/60.html
I don't think this idiot has been watching these tools in action. This guy is actually serious about this!
</MTWEBLOGPOSTIFSHOW>Controlling 60 seats is the holy grail in the Senate. It allows the majority party to block filibusters from the minority and truly run the chamber.
The last time a party held 60 or more seats was three decades ago when Democrats had 61 seats in the 95th Congress (1977-1979). But, the combination of a toxic political environment for Republicans and a relatively small number of Democratic vulnerabilities has skilled observers -- including Fix friend and Roll Call columnist Stu Rothenberg (http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2007/02/for-democrats-time-to-pad-senate.htm) -- starting to talk about the possibility of Democrats getting to 60 in the next two or four years.
Let's examine the two scenarios that could propel Democrats from their current 51-seat majority to a filibuster-proof 60.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/04/60.html
I don't think this idiot has been watching these tools in action. This guy is actually serious about this!