Joe Klein: Welcome to Let Them Filibuster

By Karen Tumulty | February 4, 2010 | +

Welcome, Joe. We’ve been here for a while. But you can now join Ed Rendell and Doris Kearns Goodwin. And, oh, yeah, … me. It started all the way back …here.

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stuartzechman

You’re a genius, KT.
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Seriously, you are.
http://ericp331.wordpress.com ericp331

Keep it up, Karen! We need the rest of the MSM to follow your lead on this!
kbanginmotown

K-Tum: What sz said!
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Question: Was this post preceded by a :facepalm: or a :headdesk: ? Inquiring Swampers want to know…
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(:whispers: P.S. Don’t worry about you-know-who finding out your answer. He only reads his own posts anyway… )
kbanginmotown

P.P.S.: The link to Doris Kearns Goodwin is broken.
carotexas1

Karen, might be a chance for this with the jobs bill?
I would really enjoy it if so.
deconstructiva

Keep up the fight, KT! When the Real Filibuster happens, I hope you get props on the Senate floor. You should.
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And what carotexas said. The RF would work even better with Jobs, Finance Reform. etc. Some people are resisting HCR, esp. the Senate’s version, but let the R’s try to defend Big Banks or fight against the working class …on your terms. Sweet!
deconstructiva

…KT, at Joe’s apology post, I mentioned the Clinton-Gingrich govt. shutdown as poker. You’d make a great poker player. You rock.
Mr. Nice Guy

“I liked KT before I even _knew_ I liked KT…”
sacredh

Sarcasm. Yep…this is sarcasm.
sacredh

I know you’re busy KT, but if you get a free minute and the mood strikes, a “1000 Words” like the stroke of genius about the lone protester would be a nice weekend treat.

Up to 8 inches of snow is supposed to hit here this evening.
allthingsinaname

Screw the fillabuster, I am on a kick to abolish the Senate altogether. I wrote Cronyn and Hutchinson, I know poor me, to help achieve that.