[Solson]

You fight fire with fire. You use the nuke strategy talked about but never employed by Senate leadership. You take away all privileges from the minority party and make their life a living hell until they decide to play nice. They are many strategies that can be employed to crap all over the Dems...and the GOP just refuses.

[hchutch]

Okay, we go nuclear NOW. What would the Dems do, then?

This has to be used in a careful manner - and at a time when the nuclear option would NOT harm things that had to be done, like appropriations bills.