[mrsmith]

“...proposal for reforming the Senate rules now has 26 co-sponsors, all Democrats. But they represent a healthy ideological cross-section of the entire caucus.

In addition to Udall, Harkin and Merkley, the resolution is currently co-sponsored by the following senators: Dick Durbin (IL), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Sherrod Brown (OH), Mark Begich (AK), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Michael Bennet (CO), Barbara Boxer (CA), Benjamin L. Cardin (MD), Bob Casey (PA), Christopher Coons (DE), Al Franken (MN), Kay Hagan (NC), Frank Lautenberg (NJ), Joe Manchin (WV), Barbara Mikulski (MD), Jay Rockefeller (WV), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Jon Tester (MT), Mark Udall (CO), Mark Warner (VA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI).”
http://news.firedoglake.com/2011/01/06/26-co-sponsors-for-senate-rules-reform-as-ben-nelson-walks-back-opposition/

“Warner, Manchin, Tester and Hagan being aboard at this point is pretty solid. And there are others, like Frank Lautenberg, Ron Wyden, Claire McCaskill and others, who have their own rules bills with similar elements.”

The purpose of the rules change is to get Dem laws passed without Dems having to vote for them.

[Red Steel]

I found this earlier today, and according to this lefty article and website:

The Starting Line – Both California Senators Blocking Filibuster Reform

by Doug Porter on January 7, 2013 · 1 comment

"Two of the leaders of the effort to reform Senate filibuster rules, Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Tom Udall of New Mexico, are now saying that 48 senators have confirmed their support for making the filibuster a real, talking filibuster. Further, all 48 have committed to reforming the filibuster by using the “constitutional option”—that is, by changing the rules of the Senate with a simple majority of 50 votes plus the Vice President.

There are seven Democratic members of the Senate who have not yet committed to reforming the filibuster in this way: Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein of California, Carl Levin of Michigan, Max Baucus of Montana, Jack Reed of Rhode Island, and Patrick Leahy of Vermont.

You (should) know what to do. Contact Sens. Boxer & Feinstein today. Let’s get this done."

48 Sen Dims without Feinstein?

[Dr.Deth]

"proposal for reforming the Senate rules now has 26 co-sponsors, all Democrats. But they represent a healthy ideological cross-section of the entire caucus."

An ideological cross-section? What, from communist to fascist?

[Nuc 1.1]

I remember McCain and his gang of 14. It was so important to sabotage B. Frist using the nuclear option to get conservative jurists an up or down vote in the senate. The first time in my lifetime conservatives had a chance to not just stop the progressives but start turning them back. John destroyed that for the comity of the senate. Harry Byrd was literally dancing with glee. It was one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen.