re: #169 Obdicut

OK, let’s do the arithmetic on this one.

How many Dems currently serve in the U.S. Senate? 57

How many Independents who typically vote with the Dems are in the Senate? 2

How many votes are needed to break a filibuster (or, more accurately, to invoke cloture)? 60

Assuming the 2 Independents vote with the Dems and all Dems vote to repeal DADT, how many Repubs do the Dems need to cross party lines in order to invoke cloture? Right, ONE.

Is there one Republican out there who supports repeal of DADT? You don’t have to trust my dishonest arguments. Read the APs article which candidly acknowledges that Senator Susan Collins of the evil Republican Party supports the repeal of DADT.

Now you tell me, does the math suggest that the Dems could secure the repeal of DADT if they really cared about the result? You know my view on the issue, but then again, what do I know? I can only count.