Another Quick Prediction (posted by DT)

Here is a post that I plan to look up in a few years to say "I told you so".

The Republicans are going to end the filibuster as soon as they are back in power and the Democrats are using it to stop them from enacting their agenda.

Please don't misunderstand- this is not an anti-Republican post. The filibuster is being used maximally by the Republicans in an unprecedented manner in order to try to deny the Democrats any passage of their agenda. I think it's cynical and bad for the country, but it's within the rules and can be stopped by the Democrats if they want. Witness what happened early in President Bush's presidency when Democrats were filibustering judicial nominees- Republicans threatened the "nuclear option" and forced a compromise, allowing most of their judges to be voted on.

The Democrats, on the other hand, are now in power and won't even talk about the nuclear option. It seems they're hoping they can whine enough and convince the country to keep them in office. As I've said before, Democrats don't have the courage of their convictions and don't want to really fight for anything, which is why they will richly deserve the comeuppance that is looming in November. Republicans have no such qualms, and now that they've started a precedent of universal stalling, the Democrats will follow suit when they're in the minority and the GOP won't put up with that- they'll go nuclear.

Then the Democrats will whine that Republicans are ruining the comity of the Senate while the Republicans flip them the bird. For once I'd like to see Democrats be the ones flipping the bird.