[okie01]

which is why Harry Reid wants to scrap the filibuster

Thanks to "budget reconciliation" -- which cannot be filibustered -- Reid doesn't need to change the rules to gain passage of tax legislation.

The so-called "Bush tax cuts" were passed under budget reconciliation, with a simple majority vote, so they can be renewed (or changed) without facing a filibuster.

[tx_eggman]

Thanks to "budget reconciliation" -- which cannot be filibustered -- Reid doesn't need to change the rules to gain passage of tax legislation.

But tax legislation isn't the end game, it's Supreme Court nominees. So they'll use this little impasse to change the rules and then, down the road, shove a few more Ruth Bader Ginsburgs down our throats.

Bottom line .. we're screwed.