Bill Clinton is campaigning for Jim Martin in GA. In case you aren't fired up about this race, just take a listen:
I caught part of this speech last night on CNN. Bill is truely in his element here. In case you can't do the video, here are some highlights:
(short refresher on Filibuster)
(NOTE: not exact quotations... a mix of paraphrase & quote)
Bill Clinton talked about the inability to pass legislation in his first term. Not having a 2/3 majority in the Senate (1) blocked important legislation and (2) led to loss of both the House & the Senate
Every Senate bill except the budget can be blocked by filibuster. We couldn't pass healthcare reform & some other important things because of the Republican filibuster in the Senate... Americans did not why we couldn't get those things done & it was one of the reasons we took a whupin' 2 yrs later. They said, "You know Bill Clinton's got a majority in the Congress... why can't we get healthcare?"
Saxby Chambliss uses the slogan: I'm the Firewall, boasting that he's the key to blocking Democratic legislation. Clinton said
We need to work with the Republicans, but we need to work together. We don't need a firewall, we need a bridge.
This bridge can give us political reform... Two weeks ago, the people voted for the bridge. Don't let Georgia put a firewall up in front of the bridge.
Righteous anger about How Chambliss slimed Max Cleland... about the politics of fear...
I saw somebody wanting a seat in the Senate so bad that he said that Max Clelend endangered the security of this country... Saxby Chambliss made people afraid in 2002 and now you're supposed to be afraid of the change you just voted for. He wants to be a firewall to block the reforms.
The bottom line:
This election's not about Republican & Democrat... it's about yesterday & tomorrow.
Martin is the bridge, Chambliss is the firewall...
You've got to decide what you want. The hopes of America are riding with Georgia.
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