One Senator blocking a vote in the Senate; a motion that has the votes to pass. The last Congress saw many popular ideas stymied this way.
Given that the Democratic majority in the Senate is now slimmer, is the idea of filibuster reform less appealing? Will it weaken further the ability of the majority party to get anything done? Are we solving last year's problem and essentially giving up de facto majority status to the unified Republicans and a sliver of conservative Democrats.
Leave it to the Democrats to screw themselves when they have vast majorities in both houses of Congress and control of the White House then, turn on the proverbial dime and give their slim majority over the the Republicans. Politics as usual.
Many of us saw it coming in 2008 when Donna Brazille said that the Democratic Party did not need its traditional base anymore. She meant it. President Obama has pursued it. Harry Reid may seal the deal.
Given that the Democratic majority in the Senate is now slimmer, is the idea of filibuster reform less appealing? Will it weaken further the ability of the majority party to get anything done? Are we solving last year's problem and essentially giving up de facto majority status to the unified Republicans and a sliver of conservative Democrats.
Leave it to the Democrats to screw themselves when they have vast majorities in both houses of Congress and control of the White House then, turn on the proverbial dime and give their slim majority over the the Republicans. Politics as usual.
Many of us saw it coming in 2008 when Donna Brazille said that the Democratic Party did not need its traditional base anymore. She meant it. President Obama has pursued it. Harry Reid may seal the deal.
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