tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post4583117916083815422..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Why No Cloture on Kagan?Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-75883715037418001642010-08-04T17:59:49.831-05:002010-08-04T17:59:49.831-05:00Maybe Reid was worried that giving ammo to Tea Par...Maybe Reid was worried that giving ammo to Tea Party challengers would result in the election of a crazier crop of Republicans than would otherwise happen? It's a little far fetched, but he is pretty conservative and (as I understand it) conciliatory..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-79894128715348450802010-08-04T16:21:23.294-05:002010-08-04T16:21:23.294-05:00The birthday resolution would be brilliant! Call ...The birthday resolution would be brilliant! Call your MC!Seth Maskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-85896880166266845922010-08-04T15:59:06.725-05:002010-08-04T15:59:06.725-05:00Reid actually tried to file a cloture petition in ...Reid actually tried to file a cloture petition in case GOP shenanigans forced him to use it. He wanted it to ripen to secure the timing of a vote for Thursday. Sessions and McConnel freaked out, feigning personal offense since according to them, no one on their side was going to filibuster. Reid withdrew.<br /><br />This tells us two things, as far as I can tell.<br />1. You are absolutely right, the GOP didn't want to be in the position of voting for cloture and against the nominee. It exposes their tactics, and it may piss off the far right.<br />2. They very well could have used the discourtesy as a (completely ridiculous) excuse to vote against cloture since Reid "surprised them" with it. If sold as an affront to the dignity of the Senate and it's GOP members, the vote against cloture might be a self-justifying proposition. <br /><br />Reid, in my mind, played this all wrong. He slinked away at the first fake cry of foul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com