[MrB]

Reid must either think that the ‘rats will never lose the majority in the Senate, or the Presidency,

or, more likely, he believes that when the Reps have control of the Senate and the Presidency,

the ‘rats can get them to change the rule back “out of fairness”.

[ken5050]

Actually, I think it means that Reid now expects to lose the Senate next year, so he'll try and push through as many of Obama's nominees as he can.

Look for McConnell to move to adjourn again..

[pgkdan]

the ‘rats can get them to change the rule back “out of fairness”.

Bingo! And he's probably right!

[LostInBayport]

the ‘rats can get them to change the rule back “out of fairness”.

Sadly, that is not unlikely. There are always useful idiots like McCain, Graham, McConnell and Collins who will undo the nuclear option if the Republicans take the Senate as "gesture of good will and statesmanship going forward for the American people". The democrats will then take that gesture, sharpen it on a stone, and stab them in the forehead with it at the earliest opportunity. Then, McCain, Graham, McConnell and Collins will forgive them in a "gesture of good will and statesmanship going forward for the American people"...rinse and repeat.

That is, unless the above mentioned useful idiots are primaried out of office in 2014...

[Old Sarge]

...the ‘rats will never lose the majority in the Senate, or the Presidency...

[HamiltonJay]

That or he’s just trying to do as much damage as he can while he can...

Remember, the threshold used to be 67 votes, then during the supermajority that happened post watergate for the democrats they lowered it to 60.

History shows the lower the number is the more chaotic government becomes, having a higher number ensures that both parties work together no matter who is in the majority.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

Reid must either think that the ‘rats will never lose the majority in the Senate, or the Presidency,

or, more likely, he believes that when the Reps have control of the Senate and the Presidency,

the ‘rats can get them to change the rule back “out of fairness”.

Or, more likely, he knows that, regardless of whether the Dems change the rules now, the GOP is almost certain to do so the next time they control the Senate and Presidency. Relations between the parties are so bad at this point that a move like this is almost inevitable - it's just a question of which party will pull the trigger.