Im Dagen Mcdowell in r the lovely and brilliant kennedy. Today the Senate Judiciary panel voted yes on neil gorsuch, and it looks like this thing is going to go nuclear. Republicans need 0 votes to get this passed, now that 60 looks impossible, gop leaders will almost certainly decide to counter a filibuster threat with the socalled Nuclear Option which means they only need 58 to confirm gorsuch. Is the risky move worth it . Because democrats could do the same down the road. A few dems have come out in support of neil gorsuch. But some republicans spoke out against a potential democratic filibuster and the Nuclear Option that will follow. The democratic leader repeated that if a nominee cant get 60 votes, the solution is to change the nominee. He wants the senate to do as he says now, not as he did then. Thats not a principle. It. Partisan politics. It ironic ande are going to change the rules over somebody who has lived such a good life and been such a good judge for such a long time.
Im Dagen Mcdowell in r the lovely and brilliant kennedy. Today the Senate Judiciary panel voted yes on neil gorsuch, and it looks like this thing is going to go nuclear. Republicans need 0 votes to get this passed, now that 60 looks impossible, gop leaders will almost certainly decide to counter a filibuster threat with the socalled Nuclear Option which means they only need 58 to confirm gorsuch. Is the risky move worth it . Because democrats could do the same down the road. A few dems have come out in support of neil gorsuch. But some republicans spoke out against a potential democratic filibuster and the Nuclear Option that will follow. The democratic leader repeated that if a nominee cant get 60 votes, the solution is to change the nominee. He wants the senate to do as he says now, not as he did then. Thats not a principle. It. Partisan politics. It ironic ande are going to change the rules over somebody who has lived such a good life and been such a good judge for such a long time.