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Moving toward a 60 vote majority?
Posted by: McQ on Friday, January 30, 2009

 While the Coleman/Franken election remains in limbo, the Obama administration may have solved the problem of getting that 60th Senator who would caucus with the Democrats:
There is a strong possibility that Barack Obama will ask Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) to serve as his Secretary of Commerce, Democratic Senate aides tell the Huffington Post.

The move would fill a vacancy that has lingered since Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew his nomination. And provided that Al Franken emerges victorious in the Minnesota recount, it would give Democrats in the Senate a 60th caucusing member, as New Hampshire's Democratic governor John Lynch would appoint Gregg's replacement.
With the "stimulus" bill not expected to be passed until mid February, this gives the Democrats plenty of time to get a new Democratic Senator on-board - assuming a Gregg nomination comes within a day or so and assuming Gregg accepts.
 
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That’s fine with me.

Let them have complete ownership of what they’re about to do.
 
Written By: shark
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Why would anyone jump aboard this train wreck? In 2012, the story will be "The economy would have recovered, but the incompetent at Commerce..."
 
Written By: MarkD
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Does not really matter, as I said before there was never any real chance for a filibuster once the Dems reached around 56 votes. There are always enough spineless rinos to peel off.
 
Written By: kyleN
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"Does not really matter, as I said before there was never any real chance for a filibuster once the Dems reached around 56 votes. There are always enough spineless rinos to peel off.
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I mean we wouldnt want conservative icons like Olympia Snowe, Susan COllins, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and Arlen Spectre to vote conseratively and not be welcome at the DC cocktail parties now would we.
 
Written By: retired military
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This country certainly is a train wreck...thanks to the republican’s reckless driving. And the left wing democrats running the congress haven’t demonstrated great driving abilities either.
 
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