Reid to Senate Republicans: Filibuster deal in 36 hours or face nuclear option

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[Sub-Driver]

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[Morris70]

Their gonna nuke DC? Can’t be that lucky.

[Sicon]

The full-blown push by the Marxists is now in full swing, on every front. These people are absolutely sickening.

[mrsmith]

Make Reid do it.

Despite the media’s whitewash the Dems will be permanently scarred.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Doesn’t the House control all spending?

Yeah, I thought so.

Too bad the Republicans don’t control it. Oh, wait!...

[Blood of Tyrants]

It is like holding a gun to a woman’s head and telling that if she doesn’t agree to have sex with you, you are going to rape her.

[cripplecreek]

Tell Hairy Roid to “pull the trigger, boy”.

[C210N]

Will Reid value his filibuster gain?

ex·tor·tion

[ik-stawr-shuhn]

Law. the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority.

[windsorknot]

Nevada should be proud to give an old leftist geezer the opportunity to play “King of the Hill”.

[GilesB]

Why is Moderate Mitch even talking to the guy? The GOP should refuse to negotiate one thing with Reid. Anytime he is in the room, they should walk out. He has done much the same to them, yet they come panting back for more.

Show a bit of spine, Mitch!

[papertyger]

Anyone besides me remember all the hand-wringing when the Republicans threatened this?

[NormsRevenge]

Ingrates, give ‘em a debt extension and they stick another dagger in the back ..

[pepsionice]

The question is this...even if you throw out the filibuster...would the Democrats even pass a budget deal? I don’t think they can.

[papertyger]

Despite the media’s whitewash the Dems will be permanently scarred.

I'd take that bet in a New York minute!

[Theodore R.]

McC doesn’t “do” filibusters anyway. So how would the change have much practical impact? Republicans are too timid to filibuster.

[Theodore R.]

McC doesn’t “do” filibusters anyway. So how would the change have much practical impact? Republicans are too timid to filibuster.

[Robe]

I am speechless as to the spinelessness of the Repubs... how can they even walk upright ????
We have 2 years till the midterms and 4 till the Presidentals.....
The Republican Party has collapsed..
We have better get or act together and get a conservative party together ASAP..
Or we could be seeing a Civil War which will turn racial quickly, in the is country

[DaiHuy]

Maybe McCain and Graham et al will jump in and save the day again. Just like when the GOPe was going to do the same thing Reid thought was unconstitutional, but is somehow OK with now

[onyx]

The intent, of course, is to destroy the GOP.

[MinuteGal]

"Nuclear Option"....

The Left is certainly creative in coining buzz words and phrases guaranteed to scare the bejeebus out of the moronic low-information members of the public.

Our side should be so adept.

Leni

[SENTINEL]

I lie, I cheat, I steal. I sacrifice unborn babies. I am the scum of the earth. I'm Harry Reid and I'm a temple recommend holding mormon.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Who gives a ****? the House GOP leadership is so strong that only bills that pass with the “pre nukyalur” option voting thresholds would be considered? Oh, wait....boehner is still there.....

[andyk]

Hahaha, after years of letting the Senate off the hook with continuing resolutions, this is how the GOP is paid back?

Dear GOP, grow a spine. Sincerely, screw you.

[ilgipper]

A) Make him do it, and B) Send Rubio, Lee, Johnson, Scott, and Cruz out on the media circuit right afterwards. Enough with the Sunday morning geezer club (McConnell, McCain, etc). Get strong, likable young leadership out front.

[Gaffer]

Ichabod McConnell should tell Reid to go eff himself. Let them do it; they’ll cheat anyway when it serves them. Grow some balls.

[SENTINEL]

Personally I think it’s better to be polite, honest, and be a really good shot.

[TexasCajun]

If Reid would go with the nuclear option, we have the house to still say no.

Then in 2014 we take the senate majority with Reid's new rule and Obama would be F'd!

Am I right on this?

[VRW Conspirator]

Fascists

[StAnDeliver]

Wow that’s gonna backfire on Bobo when the Democrats lose the Senate in 2014 ... if a Supreme needs replacement 2014-2016, the furthest Left the GOP will give Bobo is Larry Tribe, a fairly conventional Liberal douchebag Harvard insider, instead of some 9th Panel Maoist ...

[onyx]

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[mrsmith]

Dems are always portrayed as the ‘bipartisan’ ‘moderates’ versus the Republican ‘extremists’.
I can’t see the media successfully using that meme after this.

Sure, the dumbest sluts will continue to believe, but the merely-slightly-below-average-IQ voters won’t.

[DJ MacWoW]

The GOP doesn’t need any help. They can do it themselves.

[oldbrowser]

more accurate to describe it as the “Constitutional option” because the Constitution empowers each chamber to set its own rules.

Good. Let's have the House shut down the free money spigot.
Let's play hardball. The republicans should understand by now that you can't have gentleman's agreements with marxists.

[CityCenter]

You are correct. The Reps must take the Senate. Obama has about 18 months to push his agenda through. The House will be the only place where he can be blocked.

[onyx]

Spineless ninnies.
For once, bring on street fighters.
Let Ted Cruz and Mike Lee speak.

[sergeantdave]

The House can checkmate Reid’s commie senate by cutting off all funding for senate operations.

[Leep]

The neuclear cliff option..sounds really scary don’t it.
Im almost convinced they’re all in on it but they have to make it look like a big fight.

[KarlInOhio]

The words "unanimous consent" should be removed from the senate vocabulary for at least two years if Reid does this. He shouldn't be able to leave the podium to go to the restroom without debate and a recorded vote of the full senate to allow him to temporarily pass the gavel to someone else.

[swamprebel]

Kabuki theater.

[DJ MacWoW]

I read that the GOP’s problem is that they want to be LIKED by Democrats and the press. They’re fools.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Reid must think the Democrats will be in the majority forever. I say let him have his way.

[carriage_hill]

Unfortunately, America’s got a very short attention span and memory.

[Major Matt Mason]

Am I right on this?

With this loser bunch in the GOP? Highly doubtful. They stand for absolutely nothing at this point.

[freeangel]

“Make Reid do it.”

‘Might as well. He’ll be using this threat for the next 4 years. Better to get it out on the table now.

[MeganC]

“It is like holding a gun to a woman’s head and telling (her) that if she doesn’t agree to have sex with you, you are going to rape her.”

The BEST comment in the whole thread!

[sergeantdave]

“The Republican Party has collapsed.. “

Try not to engage in hyperbole. Try taking off your myopic glasses that can only focus on DC and realize that Republicans, conservatives and patriots control 30 states.

[Hotlanta Mike]

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander...there is no such thing as a permanent party rule.

[savedbygrace]

I vote that the pubbies make him go nuclear.

Do it!

[Susquehanna Patriot]

Would be nice to see the hack media remind us - that way back in 2005,

...when the Republicans had the majority in Congress,

....a Gang of 14 Senators stood up to “preserve” the institution of the Senate and

...kept the Republicans from exercising the nuclear option in an attempt to overcome the Jack *ss party’s successful dirty abusive filibusters to prevent votes (Rep had 55 seats back then) on GW’s conservative judicial appointees.

Where are former “gang members” McCain and Graham on this issue? Are they avoiding the media, or is it the other way around? Do they care?

Something is very wrong in this country and I am afraid it is getting worse.