side believe being petulant comes with no cost whatsoever. you know, alex when we had all the predictions this would drive the senate right into the ground and nothing would happen. the reality is that if mitch mcconnell and his colleagues believe that action on the legislative package will serve their interests, they re going to make it happen. he worked with reid to end the shutdown for example though they don t get along very well. they re going to got through, a defense authorization bill, they will deal with the budget. they have already dealt with the plastic gun issue. the few things they have to do they will do. and all they re doing is, basically just for show. but, it s not going to change the senate fundamentally, when they come back it will be the same thing. if they ve don t want to dieo i. they will find ways of blocking it. that was the same before they changed the rule. tom quantitatively, with only, 55 bills passed in, in, in this congress. they would seem to a
tom, what do you think this does in terms of relations? i mean we know they have been soured, that, reid going for the so-called nuclear option. the republicans said that was going to be sort of an unforgivable sin. do they got their act back together. is there a way to sort of you know, repair broken bridges in the new year. i don t think the personal relationships are as important as the incentives. that, that members of the republican party in this case in the senate feel they should act. if they believe such behavior will hurt them. in the upcoming elections, and in their effort to take control of the senate or, really, harm their ability to regain the white house. then they ll shape up and and legislate. but at least for the time being those on the senate side believe being petulant comes
harry reid had this to say. if we have work the weekend before christmas we will do that. if we work monday before christmas, we will do that. if we have to work through christmas, we are going to do that. i know the game they re playing. they have done it before. the only impediment to holding votes without delay and at reasonable hours is blatant part sh isan republican obstructionism. spending an entire week, wasting and waiting for a vote. this is a foregone conclusion whu what is going to happen. joining me congressional scholars and authors, extraordinaire, thomas mann senior fellow at brookings university, and norman orrinstein at the american enterprise institute and co-authors of it s even worse than it looks now available in paperback. tom, go to you first on this. it is even worse than it looks. it looks pretty bad. this seems to be the longest, most public display of
if we have work the weekend before christmas we will do that. if we work monday before christmas, we will do that. if we have to work through christmas, we are going to do that. i know the game they re playing. they have done it before. the only impediment to holding votes without delay and at reasonable hours is blatant part is an republican obstructionism. spending an entire week, wasting and waiting for a vote. this is a foregone conclusion what is going to happen. joining me congressional scholars and authors, extraordinaire, thomas mann senior fellow at brookings university, and norman orenstein at the american enterprise institute and co-authors of it s even worse than it looks now available in paperback. tom, go to you first on this. it is even worse than it looks. it looks pretty bad. this seems to be the longest, most public display of nanny-nanny-boo-boo, we have seen in the congress, is it not?
with no cost whatsoever. you know, alex when we had all the predictions this would drive the senate right into the ground and nothing would happen. the reality is that if mitch mcconnell and his colleagues believe that action on the legislative package will serve their interests, they re going to make it happen. he worked with reid to end the shutdown for example though they don t get along very well. they re going to got through, a defense authorization bill, they will deal with the budget. they have already dealt with the plastic gun issue. the few things they have to do they will do. and all they re doing is, basically just for show. but, it s not going to change the senate fundamentally, when they come back it will be the same thing. if they ve don t want to do it. they will find ways of blocking it. that was the same before they changed the rule. tom quantitatively, with only, 55 bills passed in, in, in this congress.