republican bipartisanism

reminds me of high school, when the football team would offer the geeks, "I'll be your friend if you just [something humiliating]."

then, when the geek is done, and asks if they are friends now, the jock goes, "I would never be friends with someone who would [something humiliating]."

Funny? i don't think so. Not exactly the plot of Revenge of the Nerds, either.

Can the Democratic Party please return to the procedures Tip O'Neill used? Yes, they would hate us, but they do that already.

Force the Filibuster!! The most devoted voters watch CSPAN. Make the republicans shoot their mouths in order to obstruct! The dedicated democratic participants will feel the stupid.

The rest of the voters aren't going to show up. Hardly anyone believes in democracy at this point, so independent voters just won't bother. Hard core party types, although only a fraction of the population, will decide the election. Most people will say, "Why bother?"

Especially republicans. They aren't motivated unless there is money in it for them.