5 GOP break with party on jobs bill, vote w/Dems

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Patrick333

I certainly don't have any problem with people voting for bills that they believe in. Be they Republicans or Democrats they should vote for what they think is right. For the most part they weren't elected to vote a straight party line.

I agree with your post. That's the way it used to work - plenty of room in the middle for people from both parties to find common ground dependent upon the issue.

But unfortunately in the past year, the GOP not only has a straight party line, it's extremely narrow. Never has one so clear a minority party consistently voted as an immovable block in the US Senate. It's better in the House. But the Senate has completely blocked nearly all House bills, due simply to adherence to voting not to vote on anything!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Riot

I agree with your post. That's the way it used to work - plenty of room in the middle for people from both parties to find common ground dependent upon the issue.

But unfortunately in the past year, the GOP not only has a straight party line, it's extremely narrow. Never has one so clear a minority party consistently voted as an immovable block in the US Senate. It's better in the House. But the Senate has completely blocked nearly all House bills, due simply to adherence to voting not to vote on anything!

bull

why do you continue to treat this as a new behavior? it's the same old, same old that's been going on for years. are you that determined to paint this as a new thing, solely due to who the current president is?

[randallscott35]

Independents will rise to the top.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

bull

why do you continue to treat this as a new behavior? it's the same old, same old that's been going on for years. are you that determined to paint this as a new thing, solely due to who the current president is?

I'm not painting it as "new" behaviour, I'm saying it's the worse ever.

You say that's bull? Nonsense. It's not bull, look at the numbers for cloture votes - this last session has been the worse, ever. There's no disputing that.

Edit: And here's those numbers for you, in a graph: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2...the-senate.php