[neverdem]

I always thought that the American Enterprise Institute was a conservative think tank, much like the Heritage Foudation. If the NY Times thinks AEI is nonpartisan, then so much the better with moonbats in control. God help us if we have less than 40 conservatives in the Senate.

Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
DAWN PATROL On occasion, cots have been set up in the Senate when a long debate is expected.

[KenHorse]

So according to the NY Slimes, the Dems have never used fillibusters, eh?

Traitorous POS scumrag....

[goldstategop]

All we need is 34. As a practical matter what's stopped the Democrats is less the filibuster threat than their own incompetent leadership.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

["..Senate Republicans have turned filibustering into a primary strategy."]

I can't recall any such articles when the DEMOCRATS turned filibustering into their primary strategy. All of the sudden, this is NOW a big problem. I really can't wait until the NY Times goes completely bankrupt.

[tj21807]

What’s wrong with a filibuster?

It sucks when we are on the wrong side of it, but it is great on the other end (which we are now).

[RJL]

The last time either party held at least 60 seats was in 1977-78, when the Democrats had 61.

IIRC This is coincidentally when the Democrats used the "nuclear" option and changed the votes needed for a super majority from 66 votes to 60.

No doubt the MSM were as outraged about the Dems actually using the nuclear option as they were when the Republicans thought about changing the rules for judicial confirmations.
/S

[Lancey Howard]

He said he believes the current Senate Republicans have turned filibustering into a primary strategy.

If Norman J. Ornstein actually made this assinine remark, then he's got zero credibility. Where was this simple scumbag during the past ten years while the rats were perfecting this "strategy"?

[Lancey Howard]

I always thought that the American Enterprise Institute was a conservative think tank

Obviously they are anything but conservative.

[Santa Fe_Conservative]

And to think Bill Frist wanted it banned...

[PISANO]

Now that the GOP is in the minority WATCH for the cacophonous trumpeting of the MSM disparaging the “CLOTURE RULE” thereby paving the way for the DIMS to DO for ANY VOTE WHAT the GOP didn’t have the “b@lls” to do for judicial appointees ONLY!!