A Nuclear End To Denial
November 25th, 2013WASHINGTON — Those who lament the Senate Democrats’ vote to end filibusters for presidential nominations say the move will escalate partisan warfare and destroy what comity is left in Congress. Some also charge hypocrisy, since Democrats once opposed the very step they took last week. In fact, seeing the world as it is rather than
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WATCH: Before Rush Limbaugh Compared The ‘Nuclear Option’ To Rape, It Was The ‘Constitutional Option’
November 24th, 2013Rush Limbaugh spent part of his Friday show trying to put the controversy over the reform of the filibuster in terms his audience could understand — rape: My takeaway? Rush thinks only women would for sure vote against rape. http://t.co/8a48vL38Qn pic.twitter.com/JyxarzSsB0 — Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) November 23, 2013 Of course, when the Democrats respond
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Fed Nominee Yellen Passes Key Senate Hurdle
November 21st, 2013Washington (AFP) – Janet Yellen passed a key hurdle Thursday on her way to take the helm of the US Federal Reserve when she earned the endorsement of the Senate Banking Committee. President Barack Obama’s pick to replace Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke now needs approval of the Senate, a near-certainty especially after a deeply controversial
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How The Filibuster Can Be Used To Silence 89 Percent Of The Country
November 21st, 2013 A majority of the Senate voted to reform the filibuster on Thursday, ending the need for the president’s judicial and executive nominees to first clear a 60-vote hurdle before getting an up-or-down vote. The 60-vote requirement still exists for legislation and Supreme Court nominees. But Republican senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) suggested that the GOP
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Citing Unprecedented Obstruction, Senate Democrats Go ‘Nuclear’
November 21st, 2013UPDATE: The rules change passed, 48 to 52. Majority Leader Reid passed the decisive 51st vote. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced on Thursday morning that he will “go nuclear” by changing the Senate rules to end filibusters of President Obama’s executive and judicial nominees, except for the Supreme Court. The Republican minority has blocked
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