Michelle Bachman - congressional embarassment

[Conan71]

Voting in favor of extending the Bush Tax Cuts in 2010 were 139 Democrats and 138 Republicans, while 112 Democrats and 36 Republicans voted against it.  Seemed like a rather bi-partisan vote in the house, but you're on a roll.

It's what liberals are good at.  Cobbling together their own reality.

He's got an excuse at every turn for Obama's anemic leadership.  A real leader can steer the legislature past gridlock.  He doesn't want to lead, he just wants to be "The President".

[nathanm]

Voting in favor of extending the Bush Tax Cuts in 2010 were 139 Democrats and 138 Republicans, while 112 Democrats and 36 Republicans voted against it.  Seemed like a rather bi-partisan vote in the house, but you're on a roll.

I believe that was the vote after the filibuster of the bill that would have extended the cuts only for those making less than $250,000 a year.

[Gaspar]

I believe that was the vote after the filibuster of the bill that would have extended the cuts only for those making less than $250,000 a year.

On the initial bill they did filibuster, and the dems couldn't overcome it because Sen. Russ Feingold [D, WI], Sen. Joe Manchin [D, WV], Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] and Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]. Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman [CT] voted with the Republicans.  Damn by-partisanship.

On the amended bill, the one that passed, Republicans and Democrats worked together producing the 277-148 bi-partisan passage that was signed by the Prez.

This is actually an example of a case where the filibuster served the exact purpose it was intended to.  The result was the death of a piece of partisan legislation and the birth, or rebirth of bi-partisan legislation.  Of cours that depends on you own level of partisanship.