Does anyone take Harry Reid seriously when he "threatens" to curb filibusters?

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3. as a rule (meaning there are exceptions) washington "threats" are usually about something else

e.g., i'll vote against your bill unless you vote for my pork.

for the most part, if you really intend to do something, you don't threaten to do it, you just go and do it.


in this case he obviously would drop it if republicans allowed approval of a few Obama nominees, though of course there's plenty of room for a more behind-the-scenes deal.