re: #156 i(m)p(each)sos

And yet Mitch doesn’t have 60 votes, either, and doesn’t have 6 or 7 Democrats backing him on much of anything substantial. Hasn’t seemed to limit his ability to get things done (to the extent that the conflict with a D House has served as a leash on bad legislation, too.)

If he can do it with 53, so can Chuck.

Which is not to say that filibuster reform wouldn’t be a good thing - it would. Just that I think we’ll get the legislation we want and need in spite of it. It might take a little longer.

I wonder, too, how long some of the older Republicans are even going to want to stick around if they realize they’re stuck in a near-permanent minority? If McConnell can’t get judges and Elaine Chao isn’t in the Cabinet anymore to run her grift… where’s the power base for him now?

What has he really done? Don’t say the Trump Tax Cuts, because he had to abuse the fuck out of a once-a-year process that can only be used on bills that are budget-related. Beyond packing the courts tighter than a Tokyo subway car, what major legislation has he managed to pass with just 53 votes?