Who
can blame Harry Reid for pulling the nuclear option, eliminating the filibuster
on judicial nominees? He has punched Senate Republicans in the face all year
and they have failed to respond. In fact, Senate Republicans have turned around
and fought their fellow Republicans in the House, jamming them with bad
legislation which they helped Harry Reid pass out of the Senate.
Throughout the
past few years, aside for a few judicial nominees, Republicans have been
willing to grant Democrats a super-majority on major liberal initiatives. They
helped Reid pass amnesty. They gave him the votes for the massive farm/food
stamp bill. They were all in the tank for the deceptively-named Violence
Against Women Act. They recently gave him the 60 votes for ENDA. And most
importantly, they stood shoulder to shoulder with Reid against House
Republicans during the most important time when conservatives were united
behind defunding Obamacare.
So why would
Harry Reid fear reprisal from Republicans? What would stop him from pulling the
nuclear option? When he threatened the
nuclear option earlier this year, Republicans agreed to let through the most radical
nominees for Obama’s second term cabinet. Reid figured he’d go all the way this
week. And based on Mitch McConnell’s
reaction, his wager was correct. Instead of fighting fire with fire, McConnell
is basically saying we can’t do anything until after the elections:.......Harry Reid has identified a soft target. And until we change GOP leadership in the Senate, he will keep punching......To Read More....
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