[PhiKapMom]

We couldn't have gone nuclear because if we get back in the minority (perish the thought), it would have been used against us in the future. They looked at the long term and decided a short term goal wasn't worth changing the Rules of the Senate.

[af_vet_1981]

We could have gone nuclear. If we accept your premise, they chose not to go nuclear because they want the option of doing the same thing the Democrats did; filibuster judicial nominations and not allow an up or down vote. That sort of takes the wind out of their contention that the Democrats did something wrong procedurally.