1.0 link 224255 <![CDATA[Why "60 Votes" Doesn't Matter (and 70 Wouldn't Either)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-berney/why-60-votes-doesnt-matte_b_224255.html Victory! With the Minnesota Supreme Court's decision and Norm Coleman's concession, Democrats have finally achieved a 60-vote majority in the U.S. Senate.

You know what that means. No more Republican filibusters. No more obstruction. From this moment on, Democrats can achieve everything we've been waiting for, without compromising or watering down our beliefs.

What's that? You don't think we're about to enter a period of non-stop accomplishment? You don't think we'll achieve truly universal health care easily? You don't think we'll be...

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