Sen. Ben Nelson (d) of Nebraska Blocks important nomination.

[Dooker]

This country is now owned by corporations. We're all just a bunch of indentured servants.

We're turning into Mexico before our very eyes.

 

[MINIME]

Love it another "Pilot against pilots" - Your a Scab in waiting.

Agreed.

I wish most of us, myself included, would take the time to understand how these actions affect us in a very direct way. Especially airline pilots since most of us belong to a union.

Most of us don't understand just how much power companies have under the RLA to undermine our every effort for just outcomes. Most of us don't realize the impact the appointment of Federal Judges has on unions and workers. Injunctions ala APA or UAL anyone? Heck, most of us don't even understand how the NMB is appointed and who was appointed. I'll bet that most of us don't know that the last head of the NMB was a lobbyist for NWA. Let me guess, lobby Capitol Hill on ways to screw labor perhaps.

Oh what the hell... Some of us will never get it. Ie. the reason why negotiations go on til kingdom come. And existing good contracts are huge targets for gutting by management.

 

[DonVerita]

It's called the Constitution. :smash:
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

Thank you so much for drawing a map to what we all already know.

My point was that Filibusters were never meant to be used the way they've been over the past 12 months...in other words, to be obstructionist by the minority party. If the People believed in the minority party, then they wouldn't be the minority party. The election is over, so get over it. No wonder nothing gets done. Good programs, that even many Republicans admit the country needs, are being blocked by their own party's political neo-con ideology of "just say no to everything" and bring the system to a grinding halt.

When Republicans are in power, "filibuster" is a dirty word, but when they're in the minority it's their favorite past time.

Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/record-breaking-senate-conservatives-use-filibuster-for-62nd-time-in-this-session-of-congress-58789162.html

Republicans now hold the record for the most filibusters used in a single year...ever! Ben Nelson might as well just be one of them. He and Lieberman can't seem to get enough attention without making bone-head moves. Lieberman-Connecticut-The Hartford Insurance Company in Connecticut. Yeah, it all makes sense now.

The Corporations don't want Health Insurance Reform, just like they don't want Labor rights or the Employee Free Choice Act. The Republican Party are their paid off henchmen; lead by right wing fear mongering, souless bigots and liars like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glen Beck. The last two work for Fox News. That's shouldn't come as any surprise either.

 

[Data]

Whatever happened to a simple majority rules?

Not even sure where to start with this comment. No wonder we're in the situation we're in...

 

[FR8dognit]

Thank you so much for drawing a map to what we all already know.

My point was that Filibusters were never meant to be used the way they've been over the past 12 months...in other words, to be obstructionist by the minority party. If the People believed in the minority party, then they wouldn't be the minority party. The election is over, so get over it. No wonder nothing gets done. Good programs, that even many Republicans admit the country needs, are being blocked by their own party's political neo-con ideology of "just say no to everything" and bring the system to a grinding halt.

When Republicans are in power, "filibuster" is a dirty word, but when they're in the minority it's their favorite past time.

Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/record-breaking-senate-conservatives-use-filibuster-for-62nd-time-in-this-session-of-congress-58789162.html

Republicans now hold the record for the most filibusters used in a single year...ever! Ben Nelson might as well just be one of them. He and Lieberman can't seem to get enough attention without making bone-head moves. Lieberman-Connecticut-The Hartford Insurance Company in Connecticut. Yeah, it all makes sense now.

The Corporations don't want Health Insurance Reform, just like they don't want Labor rights or the Employee Free Choice Act. The Republican Party are their paid off henchmen; lead by right wing fear mongering, souless bigots and liars like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glen Beck. The last two work for Fox News. That's shouldn't come as any surprise either.

Good luck staying off blood pressure meds. Our system is not perfect, but that document is damn close.

In response to your attack on my post, I was simply explaining to you why a simple "majority rules" does not work in the United States Senate and will go no further in discussion with you.

Good day sir.
-FR8

 

[dragontamer]

I'm with Duke. The guy should not be in the cabinet. It's amateur, social experimentation hour in the White House.

I'm all for gridlock and Congress doing nothing. You guys that look for Obama and Congress and your union to GIVE you this and give you that need to grow up.

I laugh at how some rail against business and the "evil" corporations and then, after we've demonized and put mandate after mandate on these companies, wonder where all the jobs went and why they're not hiring more.

I am fortunate to work for a large corporation that provides a well paying job with good benefits. It took a long time to get there but it was worth the hard work and the patience.

Looking forward to being called all sorts of lovely names.

 

[Dizel8]

I'm all for gridlock and Congress doing nothing.
.

I am not. I expect the goverment to work for the betterment of the American
people, repubicans and democrats alike, not to sit around on their thumbs doing nothing.

 

[FlickerFade]

Agreed.

I wish most of us, myself included, would take the time to understand how these actions affect us in a very direct way. Especially airline pilots since most of us belong to a union.

Most of us don't understand just how much power companies have under the RLA to undermine our every effort for just outcomes. Most of us don't realize the impact the appointment of Federal Judges has on unions and workers. Injunctions ala APA or UAL anyone? Heck, most of us don't even understand how the NMB is appointed and who was appointed. I'll bet that most of us don't know that the last head of the NMB was a lobbyist for NWA. Let me guess, lobby Capitol Hill on ways to screw labor perhaps.

Oh what the hell... Some of us will never get it. Ie. the reason why negotiations go on til kingdom come. And existing good contracts are huge targets for gutting by management.

You agree with such a divisive statement?!

Pilot unions are nothing like most unions and until you lefties get your heads out of your collective a##es, you'll keep turning off good pilot union members.

Get your leftist politics out of OUR union.

 

[JFReservist]

I'm with Duke. The guy should not be in the cabinet. It's amateur, social experimentation hour in the White House.

I'm all for gridlock and Congress doing nothing. You guys that look for Obama and Congress and your union to GIVE you this and give you that need to grow up.

I laugh at how some rail against business and the "evil" corporations and then, after we've demonized and put mandate after mandate on these companies, wonder where all the jobs went and why they're not hiring more.

I am fortunate to work for a large corporation that provides a well paying job with good benefits. It took a long time to get there but it was worth the hard work and the patience.

Looking forward to being called all sorts of lovely names.

You indignant! racist! scum! Don't you know that Stern and his SEIU disciples are only there to serve the one we've all been waiting for?!? Off to a re-education camp for you!!! Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm... B. H. O.!!! uke:

 

[pilot772]

Thank you so much for drawing a map to what we all already know.

My point was that Filibusters were never meant to be used the way they've been over the past 12 months...in other words, to be obstructionist by the minority party. If the People believed in the minority party, then they wouldn't be the minority party. The election is over, so get over it. No wonder nothing gets done. Good programs, that even many Republicans admit the country needs, are being blocked by their own party's political neo-con ideology of "just say no to everything" and bring the system to a grinding halt.

When Republicans are in power, "filibuster" is a dirty word, but when they're in the minority it's their favorite past time.

Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/record-breaking-senate-conservatives-use-filibuster-for-62nd-time-in-this-session-of-congress-58789162.html

Republicans now hold the record for the most filibusters used in a single year...ever! Ben Nelson might as well just be one of them. He and Lieberman can't seem to get enough attention without making bone-head moves. Lieberman-Connecticut-The Hartford Insurance Company in Connecticut. Yeah, it all makes sense now.

The Corporations don't want Health Insurance Reform, just like they don't want Labor rights or the Employee Free Choice Act. The Republican Party are their paid off henchmen; lead by right wing fear mongering, souless bigots and liars like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glen Beck. The last two work for Fox News. That's shouldn't come as any surprise either.

You do realize that the Democrats did the exact same thing during the Bush years right? They filibustered just about everything in the first 4-6 years of his presidency. In addition until a few weeks ago the democrats had a filibuster proof senate so they can only blame themselves for not getting more things through in President Obama's first year.