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To: raybbr
I am saying that the pubs HAVE to share the blame for the GSE debacle.

The DEMbacle might have been averted if Democrats had permitted oversight of Fannie Mae.

The Republicans did not have the 60 votes necessary to bring their reform to the floor of the senate.

41 posted on 10/11/2008 6:57:14 AM PDT by syriacus (At the intersection of Congress+ Fannie Mae .... you'll find the DEMron Scandal, a real DEMbacle.)
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To: syriacus
The Republicans did not have the 60 votes necessary to bring their reform to the floor of the senate.

You don't need sixty votes to bring it to the floor. It simply needs to be released from committee by a majority vote. It requires sixty votes to over ride a veto. It still could have been brought to the floor and been put on record.

49 posted on 10/11/2008 7:10:02 AM PDT by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)
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