John McCain apparently still doesn't realize he and Romney both lost.

[bluesbassman]

Senator John McCain has figured out a loophole to that whole not-being-elected-president thing: Get the guy who did win to appoint the cabinet you wanted in the first place.

That's not precisely what he said, mind you, but what he proposed has basically that effect. McCain, not exactly known for his conciliatory ways, was offering a friendly suggestion meant to avoid Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's threatened rules reform which would end filibusters of presidential nominees. Reid leveled the threat out of frustration that a number of nominees had been stalled in the Senate. The body will vote on seven of them tomorrow. Unless the president and Reid accept McCain's modest proposal!

Part One of McCain's suggestion is to create a working group to debate the issue, similar to that which so famously came together to craft immigration reform. And then, as Politico reports, he offered Part Two.

McCain said he and Republicans are trying to strike a deal with Reid would either allow up-or-down votes on seven contentious nominees or at least find “replacements” for those nominees.

http://news.yahoo.com/john-mccains-proposal-presidential-nominees-let-republicans-pick-214500488.html

Gee, it sounded so reasonably when you came up with the idea didn't it John?

[Pretzel_Warrior]

1. the temerity of Senator Shit Head can't be blamed on POW camp or psychotropic drugs. sometimes

you just have to say the guy is a fucking slag that needs to be taken down a few pegs. Publicly. Like...wouldn't it be great if Dems held a press conference where a next-generation up and coming senator and representatives said, "Not just 'no', but 'HELL no'". You guys lost the 2008 election. You lost the 2012 election. Get over yourselves. Elections have consequences. We will go nuclear on your asses."

[bluesbassman]

2. I keep dreaming of a press conference like that.

I hope I live long enough to see it actually happen.