GOP’s new filibuster strategy: A giant temper tantrum

[DonViejo]

Angry that they can't just block every Democratic nominee anymore, Republicans have a pathetic, annoying new plan

JIM NEWELL

Senate Republicans are still so piping mad over the filibuster changes on nominations that, well … they’re going to cede total control of the chamber to Harry Reid and the Democrats over the weekend. Take that!

For the past couple of weeks, Senate Republicans have not been granting unanimous consent to shorten debate periods and bring various nominations to the floor, slowing the chamber’s schedule by using up all of the allotted debate time on each nomination. That’s continuing now with the 10 or so remaining nominations on the calendar year. (Unless Democrats and Republicans can agree to some sort of deal — ha ha — unconfirmed nominees would have to be renominated in the new year.) Reid seems to have settled on getting through four of the nominations before adjourning for the year, and getting everyone out of town sometime mid to late weekend after working around the clock for the next couple of days.

Now word is coming in that Democrats’ friends across the aisle may not even stick around for this weekend’s #senateparty. Daddy Cornyn says they can all go home and he and a few others will stick around to finish off the important work of annoying Democrats for no reason. From the Hill:

Senate GOP Whip John Cornyn (Texas) said it is up to individual senators if they want to stick around Congress on Friday and Saturday to vote on nominees Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has put on the schedule.

full article
http://www.salon.com/2013/12/20/gops_new_filibuster_strategy_a_giant_temper_tantrum/

[a kennedy]

1. wonder what'll happen now, Harry is in the hospital.....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014678359 Hope he's ok.

[tanyev]

2. Not sure why the author thinks GOP temper tantrums are a new strategy.

Maybe this version is more blatant than anything else they've tried.

[Wounded Bear]

3. This^^^^ Hardly anything new...

Rather, it's "Cue the poutrage!" at the drop of a hat.

[Dead Man Texting]

4. Isn't that the GOP's response to EVERYTHING???

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. indeed - and welcome to DU!