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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (65224)	11/19/2009 8:14:56 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Have you read the platform of the Democrats? It quite clearly calls for universal care.It's said that most of my lifetime. If those folks aren't with that program, they can get the hell out of the party. Lieberman already did. It's time to take his committees away from him. Show me where in the Constitution it is written that 60 votes are required in the Senate. It is majority...51-49, or 51-50, with the veep.

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (65224)	11/19/2009 9:07:39 AM
From: koan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 149317

Your typical right wing hypocrisy!! Bush passed two, trillion dollar tax cuts for the rich with reconcilation and only 51 votes in the senate. So why is 51 votes Ok for tax cuts for the rich, but not for health care for the poor?????? Where is your check on right wing nuts there? How come your right wingers did not need to deal with that????? >>In our Democracy the "checks' and "balances" involved keep the tyranny of the majority at bay until they have 60 votes in the Senate. Unless Liberals achieve that number they can't do anything by themselves. I think you need to deal with that political reality instead of constantly bemoaning the state of things as not conforming to Liberal ideals.