Goin’ Nuclear
Word is the rethugs are gonna start the process to end the filibuster today. It’s worth reading up on the whats and whys, since they are attempting something illegal, as in unconstitutional.
Let’s cut the crap. Frist’s “nuclear option,” as former Majority Leader Trent Lott first dubbed it, has nothing to do with making the confirmation process more “fair” and everything to do with placating an increasingly agitated religious right. It’s a power ploy, and no sense pretending otherwise.
More about the Majority Fools here.
