Probably the best time to push the nuclear button was in January. Frist dithered, and we lost momentum.
Maybe.
I think it's been bad PR by the GOP. First, they let the term "nuclear option" be used.
Second, they didn't attack...they never do.
Frist wanted to get all the Senate business out of the way first and that was smart. But once that was accomplished he should have been laying more of the ground work for this move.
Good point. One of the problems is that this whole thing dragged on way too long. It gave the RINOs time to build up their venom.