nanny-nanny-boo-boo, we have seen in the congress, is it not? >> it really is. usually when we have a sharp partisan statement like we just heard from -- from -- majority leader harry reid, we say, oh, that any just partisanship. but it is actually quite accurate. republicans brought on this change in the filibuster rule by -- informal agreement they reached earlier in the year. so they are -- in the business of pure obstruction. and stretching this out and not allowing other things to come to the floor is, is achieves nothing. except maybe making them feel good inside. it is really very sad. >> norm, the city used to be known as the delibrative body, suppose to be the adults in the