[Political Junkie Too]

If Republicans hold on to the Vacant Lott, then every single damn thing we do will be successfully filibustered...

Filibustered, possibly. Successfully, that would remain to be seen.

I think a good, old-fashioned filibuster would do a lot of good to educate the public on the workings of government, they way that impeachment and Gore 2000 got the people focused on government for a while.

Too many times, recently, just the threat of filibuster was enough to cause compromise. After a while, the threat seems empty. I say that now is the time to force one and see how it actually goes. Let's see how sustainable it is, how the public would react, how the sides will form, how genuine or disengenous the positions and players are.

If Republicans win (with Bush's help), then we regain momentum as the filibuster weapon will have become disarmed.

-PJ

[Poohbah]

After a while, the threat seems empty. I say that now is the time to force one and see how it actually goes. Let's see how sustainable it is, how the public would react, how the sides will form, how genuine or disengenous the positions and players are.

We got a taste of it in 1995, when the Dems provoked a train wreck.

It didn't go well for us.

If Republicans win (with Bush's help), then we regain momentum as the filibuster weapon will have become disarmed.

And the price tag for losing is much too high.

hchutch, need your ops order from 6/4/42...