I would rather Reid and the Dems had forced filibusters to involve old-fashioned non-stop talking

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rather than allow up-or-down votes on executive nominees with only 51 votes

If today's new rule had been operative in the Bush era, John Bolton would have been confirmed as our ambassador to the UN

Cruz's recent pointless talking filibuster cost the Repubs PR points -- and so would most other talking filibusters the Repubs would mount

[Scuba]

1. They have no shortage of whackjobs willing to rant ....

... and control of the media.

Harry did the right thing. Finally.

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9. Reid's not dumb politically: I remember the doom-sayers in 2010 promising us all

that Reid was a goner -- but he sailed through just fine. Mebbe he does the right thing often. My concern is that this will bite us whenever the Rs next control both Oval Office and Senate: it helped us some during W's reign of error

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. Enough theater and nonsense: time to get shit done

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8. Well, there's a lot to that PoV

[Pretzel_Warrior]

3. Fuck them. I'll take progress today and deal with tomorrow when it comes. I repear

Fuck them.

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6. We're in complete agreement on the first and last sentences at least

Regarding the middle, I suppose Reid is more likely than I to know what's possible in the Senate: I merely stated my preferences

[tritsofme]

4. That would be preferable to Republicans.

While they waste the Senate's time with a talking filibuster, Reid would be unable to move any other items on his agenda.

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5. Maybe some still think it preferable. I'm under the impression, though, that quite a number

of the GOP are grumpy with Cruz for his stunt, which caused that party significant PR damage -- which they couldn't afford in an election year, even with all their gerrymandering

[Luminous Animal]

7. I agree.