Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Making Nice -- Too Nice

What's the point of scheduling an all-night Senate debate if you guarantee that there won't be any votes during the night? The whole point of the exercise is to force the filibustering minority to stay on their feet through the small hours -- to see if they've got the fortitude to filibuster for real. When they get too tired and cranky to keep debating, you hold the vote.

It seems that the Republicans were right after all -- the all-night debate was just a piece of political theater. Majority Leaer Reid wasn't really putting the minority to the test; he just wanted a good show.

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