Here are some of the news story quotes we woke up to this morning, GAH: ancient tribal casino chieftain Harry Reid "pulled the nuclear option"trick in the Senate and as a result the entire chamber is now"in chaos,"(because it is enveloped in a giant ball of radioactive flames) and the Republicans are littered across the Senate floor in tiny, rapidly mutating shards because they
well if we follow the knife quote to it's logical conclusion, harry's going to end up crawling - bloodied - down the hall and die in nancy pelosi's arms and then she will throw mitch mcconnell off the roof.
Something called "nuclear option" should at least have a body count.
All we get is a bunch of inside-the-beltway drama queens yapping at each other like a bunch of over-wrought Heathers. This isn't democracy, it's a Bravo TV series.
The US Constitution states that the Senate (and, of course, the House) shall make the rules governing it. That's pretty simple - even for a member of the GNoP.
I remember the Republicans called this the "nuclear" option until it became obvious President Bush couldn't pronounce it, so the focus groups told the reactionaries to change the name to the "constitutional" option.
Now that the Democrats believe it's a good idea the GNoP is back to calling it the nuclear option. I guess because Mr. Bush is no longer President, and Mr. Obama can handle big words.
Either way, somebody's getting it Greek style.
this is EXACTLY how i read that statement.
I propose all future filibusters must be in the form of iambic pentameters.
well if we follow the knife quote to it's logical conclusion, harry's going to end up crawling - bloodied - down the hall and die in nancy pelosi's arms and then she will throw mitch mcconnell off the roof.
They better come in thong styles. I hate pantylines.
Oh great, now both sides are really, really , really , really, really, really, really, really, REALLY pissed off at each other.
Reason #487 why I won't be converting.
Something called "nuclear option" should at least have a body count.
All we get is a bunch of inside-the-beltway drama queens yapping at each other like a bunch of over-wrought Heathers. This isn't democracy, it's a Bravo TV series.
Mitch is just mad he didn't think of it first.
The US Constitution states that the Senate (and, of course, the House) shall make the rules governing it. That's pretty simple - even for a member of the GNoP.
I remember the Republicans called this the "nuclear" option until it became obvious President Bush couldn't pronounce it, so the focus groups told the reactionaries to change the name to the "constitutional" option.
Now that the Democrats believe it's a good idea the GNoP is back to calling it the nuclear option. I guess because Mr. Bush is no longer President, and Mr. Obama can handle big words.
What other explanation could there be?
Angry wingnuts are angry.
Let the games begin.