Levin's lament very unsettling to me

[fadedrose]

I was taken back by his strong disapproval of the change in the majority rule. Lots of things run through my mind going back to when he had a huge hand in having Michigan's primary early, in defiance of DNC's rules.

Sure, he voted against the war, but he didn't use a 10-day filibuster to defeat it.

He's spunky but he's going to make a friends in the Republican camp, to what end?

i am disappointed. He'll be sending more emails asking for contributions for the successor he wants to fill his seat. With today's action, the guy will be a shoe-in, even Reps will vote for him...

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. it was unsettling because it rang true.

That's the danger, and that's the brink that the GOP forced us to.

[Warpy]

2. There should be a sunset provision on this one

I sort of agree with Levin, the rule will be missed the next time the clowns take over Congress and the few sane people are struggling to stop the worst of their legislative excesses.

However, the rule was ruined by one man. One man is responsible for its loss: McConnell.

[Sheepshank]

7. I had read here on DU there is a sunset

...next Congressional elections.

[grasswire]

3. there's a remedy

If it looks like we will lose the senate, just vote that filibuster change back in, just before the senate changes hands.

You know that's what Pugs would do.

[Glorfindel]

4. Yes, they would. The pukes are not afraid to be mean.

Our Democratic brethren are hesitant to hurt anyone's delicate feelings. Look how long it took them to do what they did today.

[KamaAina]

6. Or even afterward

during the lame-duck session.

That would be right before we all jam the customs checkpoints at the Canadian border.

[DURHAM D]

5. F him.

He is moving to K Street. Meanwhile, as head of the Committee he won't support Sen. Gillibrand's amendment to take sexual assault out of the chain of command.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. He's a DOMA pushing bigot of the worst kind. I've loathed this sack of superstition for years.

Everything about him is unsettling to me.