2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhite House, McCain blast Cruz for threatening filibuster over guns
There was growing buzz over the weekend that a bipartisan agreement on gun control a deal that would expand background checks could hit the floor as early as this week.
However, any deal could be derailed by the looming threat of a Republican filibuster involving Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
With Cruz standing proudly in the way of any gun legislation, Democrats are trying to make him pay a political price and even a couple of high-profile Republicans are questioning his tactics.
On ABCs This Week, White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer pointed out that just a few months ago, President Obama received a bipartisan standing ovation at the State of the Union for his promise of an up-or-down vote to Newtown families in the audience.
More at http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2013/04/white-house-mccain-blast-cruz-for-threatening-filibuster-over-guns/ .
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