Nuclear reaction roundup: 'Murdered by Harry Reid' and other stories

[ProSense]

Nuclear reaction roundup: 'Murdered by Harry Reid' and other stories

by Hunter

A roundup of Republican reactions to the change today in Senate filibuster rules on nominees:

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has gotten the vapors. All of the vapors.
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Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) should probably never use the word "shame." (Also.)
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has climbed a flagpole and it's going to take all of Twitter to talk him down:
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It looks like one of the memos that went out is something something Obamacare.
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On the more constructive/destructive side of things, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says that the revised rule is so outrageous that when the Republicans next get in charge they'll expand it.
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The Republican looking to oust Mitch McConnell wasted no time using it against him:

McConnell opponent Matt Bevin: "Mitch McConnell failed as a leader in this fight to stop the blatant disregard for the rules."

The conservative think-tankers are beside themselves in grief:

Let it be remembered that on Nov. 21, 2013, the United States Senate as we know it effectively died, murdered by Harry Reid to protect Obama’s administrative state from legitimate judicial scrutiny.

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National Review may deserve a special prize, from one columnist arguing that changing Senate rules is a slippery slope to military coup, to musings over future presidents Ted Cruz or Ron Paul—and I think that thought nicely makes fun of itself, thank you—to the thought that perhaps we should just defund the courts rather than tolerate a Democratic president wanting to appoint people to them. (I do believe some of these people actually bought the notion that nominating judges to vacant seats constitutes "packing" the courts, in which case I feel a bit ashamed that we have not sufficiently humiliated them. Clearly, we must redouble our efforts.)

Thank Harry Reid for putting a big crack in Republican obstruction by reforming the filibuster.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/21/1257380/-Nuclear-reaction-roundup-Murdered-by-Harry-Reid-and-other-stories

It's fair to say that they're not taking this well.

[cantbeserious]

1. Grow A Spine

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[ProSense]

2. Kick! n/t

[monmouth3]

3. Their unhappiness really pleases me...n/t

[Scurrilous]

4. ROFL

[Cha]

5. Ahh, BOOFuckingHOOOOOOO! The pervert and the plagiarist

don't get to block PBO's Nominees anymore! Instead they get to do what they do best.. WHINE and Spew Lies!



http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/13/rise-and-shine-667/

[sheshe2]

9. The pervert and the plagiarist...

Thanks Cha!

[Tx4obama]

6. Just now saw the image below

[MyNameGoesHere]

7. changing Senate rules is a slippery slope to military coup

They do know the repigs voted against funding the military?

[sheshe2]

8. Ya think!

They are not taking it well, ProSense. The Donkey just kicking the Elephant in the *uts!

They are breathless.

[Iliyah]

13. K & R

The sky is falling! Democracy is doomed, freedom, 2 amendment. Obamacare II, on and on and on.

RP the leader and whatever is said he was gonna put Obamacare tattoos on all the Dems foreheads.

[mdbl]

10. At least Reid didn't wait until 2016

Maybe the Senate will function like a democratic body again.

[mbperrin]

11. Their tears taste like sugar to me.

No exaggeration.

[WowSeriously]

12. Is Lindsey "Blanche DuBois" Graham engaging in pearl clutching?

I sure hope so.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

14. Poutrage. Pure and simple!

[RobertEarl]

15. Well it's about time

What in hell took so long?

I guess getting kicked around like a soccer ball all these years made the Dems grow another one, so they now have a pair?