GOP Deniers of reality in the Senate

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Deniers of reality in the Senate, led of course by Republicans and bolstered by a few soft-spined Democrats, are trying to find away to avoid allowing the Senate to become a marginally more functional body.

Influential senators, fearful of Majority Leader Harry Reid’s threat to jam filibuster changes through the Senate early next year, have begun back-channel talks to avoid what critics dub the “nuclear option.” [...]

So top Senate Republicans — including John McCain of Arizona, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Jon Kyl of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina — are trying to head off the showdown. They’re reaching out to Democrats who have expressed concerns about changing the rules by 51 votes, including Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Carl Levin of Michigan. And Republicans are reaching out to a key Reid ally, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Senate Democrat and chairman of the Rules Committee, to see whether a deal can be cut before the new Congress convenes in January.

 

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Fight the Good Fight, Harry!!