tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post1878377408407245374..comments2024-03-13T19:49:05.520-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Shylock Holmes: The New Democratic StrategyShylock Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446165270035271752noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-51568331811788627582011-02-23T11:24:06.501-08:002011-02-23T11:24:06.501-08:00Ultimately, I think that filibusters in all forms ...Ultimately, I think that filibusters in all forms (including fleeing the state) are just political decisions, and not really about courage. The party out of power always defends them as a sacred rule to be respected, right up until they take power, then they're a gross infringement on democracy. Both parties do this.<br /><br />So there's not anything <i>actually</i> that cowardly about the Democrats' current maneuver. My point (which I didn't express well, as I was mainly interested in the Sir Robin gag), was that it <i>looks</i> fairly pissweak to the average man in the street when you're fleeing the state rather than turning up for a vote. In fact, I think a large part of the current filibuster system is designed to let politicians achieve exactly the same end without having to look ridiculous, because they know that sooner or later they'll have to do it themselves. Otherwise, the result is the hilarity we see in Wisconsin and Indiana.Shylock Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421115441614742339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-76155525798755979852011-02-23T08:48:21.996-08:002011-02-23T08:48:21.996-08:00Would you call Republican U.S. senators cowards fo...Would you call Republican U.S. senators cowards for filibustering at historic levels?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com