Comments on: Conservative Republicans in Congress may try to overturn DC marriage law http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/01/25/29992 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 18 May 2013 21:32:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Mark F. http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/01/25/29992/comment-page-1#comment-87816 Mark F. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:32:54 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=29992#comment-87816 "I’m sure it will pass easily in the House, but fortunately lose in the Senate. All the more reason to make sure Obama wins in 2012." Well, you forget that even if the GOP wins the Presidency in 2012, it takes 60 votes to break a Senate filibuster. “I’m sure it will pass easily in the House, but fortunately lose in the Senate. All the more reason to make sure Obama wins in 2012.”

Well, you forget that even if the GOP wins the Presidency in 2012, it takes 60 votes to break a Senate filibuster.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/01/25/29992/comment-page-1#comment-87813 Ryan Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:59:52 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=29992#comment-87813 I'm sure it will pass easily in the House, but fortunately lose in the Senate. All the more reason to make sure Obama wins in 2012. I’m sure it will pass easily in the House, but fortunately lose in the Senate. All the more reason to make sure Obama wins in 2012.

]]> By: Lindoro Almaviva http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/01/25/29992/comment-page-1#comment-87802 Lindoro Almaviva Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:29:38 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=29992#comment-87802 <i>However it could, in this economy, make the Republican Party look as though it has its priorities seriously screwed up.</i> You are parting from the premise that at one point they were, and I think that is <b>way</b> too generous; if not plain wrong. However it could, in this economy, make the Republican Party look as though it has its priorities seriously screwed up.

You are parting from the premise that at one point they were, and I think that is way too generous; if not plain wrong.

]]> By: Bruno http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/01/25/29992/comment-page-1#comment-87799 Bruno Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:56:55 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=29992#comment-87799 Their priorities will look just right to the religious right base they're pandering to, and unfortunately most of the rest of the Republicans don't really care if they do so. It won't pass, but it'll shore up their goons, in other words. Their priorities will look just right to the religious right base they’re pandering to, and unfortunately most of the rest of the Republicans don’t really care if they do so. It won’t pass, but it’ll shore up their goons, in other words.

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