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Matthews suggests using the "nuclear option" of reconciliation wouldn't be "accept[ing] the Senate rules"

August 19, 2009 7:06 pm ET

From the August 19th edition of MSNBC's Hardball:

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Previously:

Matthews baselessly characterizes reconciliation as "blow[ing] up the Senate rules"

CNN joins Fox News in falsely comparing reconciliation process to "nuclear option"

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    • Author by snoopy (August 19, 2009 7:22 pm ET)
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      Nuclear option, nuclear option, where have I heard that term before? Oh, yeah, I remember, and I recall it didn't involve reconciliation which is legal.
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    • Author by nerzog (August 19, 2009 7:56 pm ET)
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      I think there may be an paradox of sorts here. The Democrats are too spineless and ineffective to use reconciliation, and the reason they need to use reconciliation is because they are spineless and ineffective.

      Unless they're sandbagging, this attempt at Healthcare Reform is headed down the same rathole into which Hillary's attempt disappeared.

      This is where the Republicans collect the dividends for all the money they spent buying up the Media.
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    • Author by mk3872 (August 19, 2009 8:39 pm ET)
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      What ever happened to majority rules Democracy in this country???????

      Now, bypassing a minority-led fillibuster is "THE NUCLEAR OPTION"??

      You have GOT to be kidding me!
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