Okay, so earlier I noted that today was the one day that the Senate had in which it would be able to change the filibuster rule. And that was true. What I overlooked (as most humans would, I think) is that the Senate has rules that make its life like the movie Groundhog Day, where you can live in a day that never ends.
In the Senate, if the Majority Leader decrees it, a day isn't over until the session is. And Harry Reid (D-NV) has so decreed. Channeling his best Bill Murray, he's told Republicans that they have 24-36 hours to reach some agreement on a filibuster rule they like, or he'll just go ahead and bring his own rule to the floor, one that's less-likely to meet with their approval, but with Democrats having the majority would pass.
So, we'll see what happens tomorrow. Or today. Or whatever it is.
In the Senate, if the Majority Leader decrees it, a day isn't over until the session is. And Harry Reid (D-NV) has so decreed. Channeling his best Bill Murray, he's told Republicans that they have 24-36 hours to reach some agreement on a filibuster rule they like, or he'll just go ahead and bring his own rule to the floor, one that's less-likely to meet with their approval, but with Democrats having the majority would pass.
So, we'll see what happens tomorrow. Or today. Or whatever it is.
