I agree with Mark Warner; what Sen. Coburn did this week demonstrates "how far we must go to get Washington functioning again." Right now, as the vast majority of Americans agree, it is almost completely dysfunctional. That's why we so badly need fundamental change in Washington, DC, and I can think of no better way to achieve that change than to send Barack Obama to the White House and "radical centrist" Mark Warner to the U.S. Senate!
It seems like Washington politicians spend so much time keeping score they sometimes forget why they were sent there in the first place.This session, one Senator used a procedural tactic to single-handedly block nearly three dozen overwhelmingly popular bills - everything from protecting children from sexual predators to investigating unsolved civil rights murders. The bills were bundled together for Senate authorization this week, and even though the legislation did not cost a dime, it was filibustered.
This is a powerful reminder of how far we must go to get Washington functioning again.
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Go Mark!