I understand where the term came from. But Reid is the one who first invoked the “nuclear option” for judicial and cabient level appointments. So what the Reps are doing now should be labeled the Reid option. We have already crossed the nuclear threshold with Reid who blew up regular order and tradition.
I don’t see why it matters if they set a precedent. The precedent is we know the modern opponent has no intention of abiding by traditional rules, and it is suicide to attempt to abide by rules the other side rejects.
Only if you view Senate treatment of judicial nominees since GWB era as "regular order and tradition." It was the DEMs who started to abuse cloture for the purpose of denying the president a vote on his nominees, which amounted to denying him the appointments. Before that, there were very few nominations stiff-armed by a minority in the Senate.
In my view, Reid returned the Senate to regular order.