[Freebird Forever]

I think they didn't employ the nuke option because the Repubs are as lazy and corrupt as the Dems and they just want to maintain a cozy working environment so they can both concentrate on their real goal of stealing more of our money and gaining more power.

That assessment is difficult to dispute.

Ultimately it's all about maintaining control. The bickering between the elected representatives is simple theatrics designed to confound the sheeple and encourage discord between citizens affiliated with the various political parties.

[blueblazes]

I think it's a show of amateur theatrics - about as real as one of the sword fights in Hamlet.