Don't hold your breath!

Our democracy is gone.

Everybody is playing sports.

Alabama or Geogia? Who gives a shit in
the real world. It's GOP vs. Dems,
and who gives a rat's ass for cold
hungry families?

Erlewyne. I suspect too much immersion in politics is sort of like being a police officer immersed in malfeasance. If you become unable to see anything but bad, it's past time to get out.

Especially the way the press report it. Don't forget, their biggest bias is always for conflict and sensationalism, and problems. People don't and never did tune in to hear what's going well. any more than cars slow down on the freeway to admire the well maintained landscaping.

You did me some good, I need to read what I write.

strategy, even if expression needs a little work.

Why Negative Thinking Has Cognitive and Emotional Benefits
http://bigthink.com/21st-century-spirituality/why-negative-thinking-works

Have a NICE day anyway, though.

that there are more of US than there are of THEM.

Never forget that.

She's a repug. Can't be trusted.

Just like that.

Today!

Because he wants to make it so that the big companies run the internet.

That's what the tax cut bill was all about. So the big guys could get big tax cuts.

are an extinct species or possibly a myth.

Won't actually give her the shiny things of course, just the promise.

and even if they did Trump will veto it.

+1

She talks a good game. But, usually she folds

As noted above the House will never take it up so it is pretty much moot anyway.

This costs her nothing

Crumbs to the constituents.

n/t

Like all repukes, she's a lying hypocrite.

TAX SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Her usual M.O. is getting very old.


Peace

She'll waiver if the rules are bent for the good folks of Maine. I guess to be fair, and I don't want to be, that is kind of her job.

She gets to cast a yes vote, mitch gets all the other republicans to vote no, and pence saves the day.

Everyone on the red side is happy and collins gets to say I voted with you.

Like we'll believe a SINGLE FUCKING THING you say.

I don't buy a fucking thing she says.

I thought he just wanted to sign things so he would appear presidential. Because he thinks that's what presidents do. Sign things.

Also golf, watch TV, and tweet. He's got a full plate.

who got shellacked on her Christmas Vacation.

...or congresswoman of course, to make sure they know how strongly we feel about this.

says she's gonna do this? okay, susan, prove it
she won't

republicans will promise to buy a new dishwasher for everyone in maine so she'll get all warm & fluffy deep inside and vote with the republicans who will, once again, screw her over and keep us disgusted with her and her stupidity

I’ll wait ‘n’ see if she’s all talk (again), or she’s true to her word and stands for the good of the needy and the general public, rather than continuing to comfort the already comfortable.

I trust her about as far as I can throw my house.

Your history in November.

The vulnerable Republican who always votes the right way on all the important stuff is allowed to noisily pretend that they're a "maverick" and independent of the party, voting against the party on votes the part is going to win anyway.

If this bill ever came close to passage, the GOP would just filibuster it.

Collins is playing a bullshit game.

She plays a different line than Cheeto Jesus. She pretends to be all "stand up for the worker". Once she knows the GOPKKK have the votes to pass whatever $hit legislation they are working on, she votes with the Dems to appease her purple constituency. Put no faith in ANYTHING this woman does. She is NOT in your court.

Even if we could get one more republican to join Democrats, we’d still need the resolution of disapproval to pass the House, which is ahem, unlikely to say the least. Ryan likely wouldn’t even bring it to the floor for a vote.. and even then, if by some miracle it passed both houses of Congress, the President could still veto it and thus force a need for enough votes to override the veto, which is never gonna happen even under the most optimistic of scenarios.

you're correct - I said as much below because I had missed your post. Under Bush, when Dems held the senate and Republicans the House, the Democrats passed a bunch of good bills that DeLay and Boehner didn't even allow to get to the floor in the House

and if it actually accomplishes anything before we celebrate her bravery.

it won't mean shit if Ryan doesn't let it come to a vote in the House. And, would Trump be able to veto the resolution if it passed both houses?

Even if we do manage to score this in the Senate, it's not going to pass the house.. at least not until January 2019

folds like a paper sack.

Here today and gone tomorrow.

Mitch will promise her the Moon
and she'll cave.

I'm guessing if it would, he'd simply veto the bill.