Reid: Senate GOPer Approached Me With A Deal On Filibuster

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Reid: Senate GOPer Approached Me With A Deal On Filibuster

Moments after pushing the trigger, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Thursday that an unnamed Senate Republican proposed a deal on President Barack Obama's judicial nominees in order to avoid a filibuster rules change via the "nuclear option."

"Last night I got a call from one of my Republican friends saying, Harry, we've got a deal for you," he said at a Capitol Hill press conference. "I'm anxious to listen. What is this -- we'll give you one of the D.C. Circuit [Court nominee], that way it will be 5-4.

"I just can't imagine -- and one of my friends, he's a friend, anyway, we've been in the House together, Senate together, a long type, what would you do? What would you do, I said?" he added. "And he, just the two of us, he didn't want to, he said I'm not answering that question. Everyone knows that what has gone on is absolutely unfair and wrong and I'm glad we changed it. It's a day of freshness for this great country of ours."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reid-senate-goper-approached-me-with-a-deal-on-filibuster

168 filibusters of nominees in our history. HALF of them have occurred during Obama years!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024069779

Senate GOP blows itself up. What the hell (were) they thinking?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024069959

[Berlum]

1. "A day of freshness for this great country of ours..."

Thank heavens the Republicons have once again been thwarted in their ongoing assault on America.

Cue the RepubliBagger whining and lying...10..9..8

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3. Send this to the whiners

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4070438

[Baitball Blogger]

2. So Republicans are aware they're in need of an intervention?