tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12610610.post111690488795834943..comments2023-12-27T03:40:39.548-05:00Comments on Mah Rabu מה רבו: Nuclear diplomacyBZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242965196421853025noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12610610.post-1117031819107459412005-05-25T10:36:00.000-04:002005-05-25T10:36:00.000-04:00A few naively optimistic thoughts:Maybe the 7 Repu...A few naively optimistic thoughts:<BR/>Maybe the 7 Republicans don't actually want to see the nuclear option go through, and this agreement will give them an excuse not to support it if Frist tries to push it through (either this summer when Rehnquist retires, or sooner with William Myers). And even if they do, they have neutered the Republican argument for the nuclear option by putting support into writing for a non-rubber-stamp understanding of "advice and consent". The nuclear option's correctness or lack thereof should not be dependent on any future Democratic actions.<BR/><BR/>Then again, the Republicans have never let logic and consistency get in their way. Blah.BZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242965196421853025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12610610.post-1117026837893465082005-05-25T09:13:00.000-04:002005-05-25T09:13:00.000-04:00Except that I wouldn't expect the Gang of 14 (or a...Except that I wouldn't expect the Gang of 14 (or at least the Republican half of it) to uphold the filibuster as soon as the Dems do actually try to filibuster. The lack of definition of "extreme circumstances" allowed the agreement to be made, but I suspect it will also be its downfall.<BR/><BR/>They've preserved a "right" that can't actually be used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com