[Arthurio]

Well, that’s good.. but I think the bigger aim of Nuking the filibuster is to pack the courts with extreme leftists.

[SpaceBar]

It’s like being around 550 million years ago and witnessing the emergence of the first chordates.

[MasterGunner01]

Bonehead Boehner is posturing before he takes a dive. Idiot.

[entropy12]

OMG Boner is showing a backbone?

[technically right]

Yeah, well, talk is cheap Boner.

Go threaten to kick Harry’s @ss and then maybe I’ll believe ya.

[onyx]

Damn well better be DOA

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Any bill that reaches a Republican-led House based on Senate Democrats’ heavy-handed power play would be dead on arrival.”

I don't think this means anything, another empty threat as Bohner has a history of caving.

The reason why Dems would change those rules now is to embarrass the Senate R minority by pitting them between general voters and their primary opponents in an attempt to keep the Senate in 2016.

The Senate minority would have to really filibuster on public display to kill a bill with <50 unless they had significant Dem defectors, That would be used against them in the general election, And Reid is great as forcing those votes

[21twelve]

...would be “dead on arrival.”

Those mean old Republicans. No wonder nothing gets done in Washington. /s (Let’s hope that it is true!)

[EagleUSA]

Beware America!!! Boner does this just before he gives away more American rights and freedoms.

We have no opposition party. It died when Reagan died.

[Marcella]

I think he trys to sound tough, then gives in at the final bell. I think that because I can’t remember any battle he actually won with Obama.

[Secret Agent Man]

good john, maybe you might have learned something.

we’ll hold your feet to the fire to this statement.

and to whoever you borrowed the one ball from to get half a bag to say something like this, thanks for the donation.

[Mat_Helm]

Would you stop criticizing the leadership we have remaining, grow your own pair of balls,support the man's actions with positive comments, and show some faith that good will eventually triumph over this evil mess. Get over the fact that half the people in this country are idiots to ever vote for Obama who is a traitor to the nation. Support the speaker in his fight against the Senate democrats in any way possible and encourage him to stand firm and hold the line. Ignore the media and never give up the fight for the nation and freedom.

[xzins]

Too bad. I want to get rid of the filibuster rule.

It cuts both ways.

[Theodore R.]

Why would the House have a vote on filibuster rules in the Senate? The filibuster is not in the Constitution either. McC complains about weaking it, but McC rarely uses it anyway. Neither did his predecessors. Senators don’t like to stay in session around the clock for real filibusters. McC and Boehner are total sell-outs, based on their past behavior.

[Whats-wrong-with-the-truth]

Every time I read that Boehner’s speaking I envision a yapping chihuahua.

[KoRn]

Never would have thought it would require legislation to change Senate rules. Couldn’t the Senate just handle such rule changes internally?(with 60 votes of course)

[allmendream]

Correct me if I am wrong - but wouldn’t this be a Senate rules change - NOT legislation submitted to the House?

I don’t believe anyone can point me to the legislation establishing the filibuster in the Senate - because it isn’t legislation subject to passage by both houses of Congress and signed by the President.

The Constitution provides that...”Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings”.

[rcrngroup]

House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, made it clear that any bill that came to the House from the upper chamber as a result of Senate Democrats changing the rules on the filibuster would be "dead on arrival."

Dead on arrival?

Yah, right. Boehner the crybaby will fold quicker than a wet single ply of toilet paper, before he would ever stand in the way of the demoRATs or 0dumb0shit! All 0dumb0 has to do is to give Boehner/Boner another free pass to the tanning booth and Boehner will cry and then fold. What an a__hole for a majority leader. Could we swap Nazi Pelosi for Boehner/Boner ?

[Revel]

Big words on which he will cave. Wait and see.

[John 3_19-21]

(rolls eyes) Sure.