I watched the protests live. Don't believe for a second that there were 1.6 million people, but that's cool. There were a lot of people, mind you, but I compared them to the crowds I saw during Obama's inauguration which was around 2 million and nope.
Nah. The republicans would agree to the balloons, but they would hem and haw over the budget costs of air to blow them up, let alone including string! They would make the case that they're willing to give the American populace what they need, but they're certainly not going to blow them up like the democrats! Fringe elements in the party would agonize and pontificate over the effects of helium as an inhalent, and Conservatives in the party would staunchly point to the Constitution asking for the clause. The whole lot of them would be labeled selfish, heartless scoundrels who hate smiles - and ribbon. ;)
ROTFL! So true. I get in debates on facebook with a group of Conservative friends and there is always one person who agonizes over the cost of a bill and one person who states that what's proposed in the bill can't be validated by the Constitution.
That said, I still think the Republicans would pass a bill quicker than the Dems. if they were working with a majority and polling of the American people was relatively high for something. A John McCain or Lindsey Graham type would just come out and say, "We need to get the American people their red balloons" and the votes would materialize.
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Nah. The republicans would agree to the balloons, but they would hem and haw over the budget costs of air to blow them up, let alone including string! They would make the case that they're willing to give the American populace what they need, but they're certainly not going to blow them up like the democrats! Fringe elements in the party would agonize and pontificate over the effects of helium as an inhalent, and Conservatives in the party would staunchly point to the Constitution asking for the clause. The whole lot of them would be labeled selfish, heartless scoundrels who hate smiles - and ribbon. ;)
ROTFL! So true. I get in debates on facebook with a group of Conservative friends and there is always one person who agonizes over the cost of a bill and one person who states that what's proposed in the bill can't be validated by the Constitution.
That said, I still think the Republicans would pass a bill quicker than the Dems. if they were working with a majority and polling of the American people was relatively high for something. A John McCain or Lindsey Graham type would just come out and say, "We need to get the American people their red balloons" and the votes would materialize.