When the Dems regain control at some point in the future they will go right back and use it against Republicans. What a bunch of pansy’s the GOP is.
Trump may find the “GOP controlled” senate to be his biggest obstacle while in office.
The Democrats, under Harry Reid, used the nuclear option against Republicans.
Republicans should use it against the Democrats for *one* Supreme Court pick and publically announce it is payback.
Then resume the filibuster rule.
Flake is such a disappointment.
This is why self-respecting adults rarely have any interest serving in the U.S. Senate. Chris Christie was once asked about whether he would run for a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey after his tenure as governor is over, and he said there's no way he'd do such a thing -- because he'd be driven to drown himself in the Potomac River (that's exactly what he said).
The good news here is that Trump is a businessman who has no patience for this kind of sh!t. I have no doubt that Trump will use some very creative measures to work around the dipsh!ts who obstruct him in the Senate -- such as using a revolving door of recess appointments even to fill Supreme Court positions, for example.