Is the count irrelvant? Won’t Reid just change the Senate rules (what Frist should have done) and go with a simple majority?
Of course he will. Though IMO prolly not at first. My guess would be when Barry nominates his first Commie judge to SCOTUS and the Repubs filibuster.
That's what burned me about McCain and his Gang of 14. He and the rest had the foresight of a blind man. Except for the seven Rats, they knew what Reid would and will do given the first chance.
I may be wrong but I don’t think he can. The so-called “nuclear” option was suggested as a way to overcome the stalling on judges. I don’t think he can just pitch out the filibuster.