By 09, votarama ridiculous enough to prompt hearing. In 2006, 87 amendments, 07, 91, in 08, 113. This yr? nearly 600http://nyti.ms/13k1PfM
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@jonathanweisman and the only folks who care about these votes after today? Ad makers and direct mail consultants.
@chucktodd As I said, Fri was spectacle, hundreds of amendments, advisory only, more tailored to next campaign than to governance.
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@jonathanweisman good piece; need to expose this charade of show votes. Bogging down Congress -
@chucktodd@jonathanweisman you're missing the point. This is what budget resolution fights have always been. Ideological scrums. Always. -
@pkcapitol@chucktodd True, but takeaway from 4-yr hiatus didn't have to be return to same old same old. They could've fixed budget process -
@jonathanweisman@chucktodd yes, biennial budget, reforms make sense. But 100s of crazy amdts normal to current rules, R or D majority. -
@pkcapitol@chucktodd Actually, this is taking it to an extreme. Vote-a-ramas always long and partisan, but this is much longer. -
@jonathanweisman@pkcapitol@chucktodd actually j.w., this votearama is below average now. U r 2 negative about senate. Lighten up! - 1 more reply
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