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To: neverdem

I don’t dislike bipartisanship necessarily, but what position do today’s democrats hold on any single issue that makes sense?


2 posted on 04/17/2014 3:55:27 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: gorush

The last real bipartisan good vote was when McCain-Kennedy was defeated. 15 Democrats blocked it.

Schumer got all Democrats to vote for amnesty this time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/washington/28cnd-immig.html?_r=0

“Supporters of the bill wanted to pass it quickly, “before Rush Limbaugh could tell the American people what was in it,” Mr. Sessions said.”

“Senator Jim DeMint, Republican of South Carolina, said: “The American people won today.”

“Among the Democrats voting no were several up for re-election next year, including Senators Max Baucus of Montana, Tom Harkin of Iowa and John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia.”


7 posted on 04/17/2014 4:30:28 PM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal
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