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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
... For the same reason that I think divided government is a good thing, I think what we're about to see -- in terms of domestic policy -- in the next two years is going to be a disaster.
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Ty, I watched the entire asbestos process unfold before my eyes last year. Di Fi was reasonable. It go the kabosh (sp?) because of Daschle, to the point where he wouldn't it allow it onto the floor for a vote (what's that procedure called again?).
It was all over medical criteria, whether the lawyers get paid off, and the amount of money in the fund. Daschle wanted people who have no symptoms of disease to continue to get paid, he wanted the lawyers to get a cut of the compromise, and he wanted whatever the trial lawyers told him to demand (145B+) plus a reversion to the courts if they could bankrupt the system with healthy plaintiffs. Business is business, and there is no way to negotiate with this. Which is why Daschle was targeted.
Today's WSJ has an editorial about how little has been done by congress because of filibusters and related actions by Daschles crew. 4 freakin years of constant roadblocking, and you are saying we should have just negotiated them more? Fuck that, we blew up the roadblock.
And I'm a bit nervous about the next 2 years, but your guys made us do it. It was like they were begging to be replaced by Rs in the Senate.
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