>>I predict that, should the GOP take the senate, there will soon be a bipartisan ‘gang’ that reestablishes the status quo ante.<<
I can understand the cynicism, but the Democrats really did screw up when they partially dropped the filibuster.
This country is on the edge. If the GOP takes the Senate, I believe they will do what’s necessary and drop the filibuster entirely. The only reason the Gang of Whatever was necessary in the first place was to get around the Senate filibuster. That’s why it was always a Senate Gang, not a House Gang.
If the GOP wins the Senate and dumps the filibuster, Obama is going to find out what it’s like to be financially emasculated. If he can still afford Valerie Jarrett’s salary, much less her secret service detail, the GOP will not be cutting deep enough. I think they will, and it will be Senators like Cruz leading the way.
Dreaming? Sure, but that’s what should happen if the GOP retakes the Senate.
I hope you’re correct.