Senate Rules Must Be Reformed in January

This article, while agreeable in substance regarding Senate rules, inappropri­ately gives Dem Senators, the President, and the Dem Party intelligen­tsia at large an undeserved get out of jail free card. That element is pure rubbish.



How is it that everyone on the planet knew what the republican game plan in the Senate was going to be EXCEPT the Dems in charge of the Party and the Senate majority? They weren't victims, they were incompeten­t. They could have made the needed changes, but the all-import­ant #1 priority (as determined only by the President) was to avoid any possible hint that Obama wasn't "bipartisa­n."



That nonsense still reigns supreme, telling me that the lesson still hasn't been learned. And for that reason, you can bet every last dollar (if you have any more left these days) that there will be absolutely no rules changes in January.



They may prop up Obama one day to look sternly at an audience and blither more quips about obstructio­nism needing to stop and that Dems and repugs need to play nice from now on..... the same blah blah that's been recycled ad nauseum. They may even threaten to hold an actual vote (not a "test" one like they've started using now) on reform. But write it down: there will be no change in January.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost