Reply #58: Back in Reagan's and Nixon's time, we had the Congress

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The question was whether we could get the conservative and liberal wings of the Democratic Party working together. The debate was louder because it mattered-- Reagan and Nixon had to listen to the Dems.

We got shit, man. Do the math. Add up how many votes it takes to win anything, then add up what we got. We can maybe get a good filibuster going on an important issue or two, if we don't overdo it and less all support. But if we launch a filibuster over which conservative SCOTUS justice gets to be Chief Justice, we'll lose half our own party.

Reid spoke out forcefully about Thomas. Great. He just killed any chance Thomas had of getting the job. Now it will go to Scalia. The only thing Reid gains by fighting that is a political black eye. He won what he could, with little effort. It was brilliantly played.

This is the same guy that called Bush a liar early on. So far I like him, as much as I'm going to like anyone else for the next few years, anyway. Screamers only help the opposition.