The nuclear option lunacy

One of the biggest political issues of the next few weeks (or even months) is some key Republicans considering invoking the so called nuclear option to eliminate using filibusters on Presidential appointees. Its not the potential ban that pisses me off, after all it does seem silly that Senators can waste time, even reading the phone book (its been done before) to put off taking action on something. What really pisses me off is that the same Republicans who are pushing this did the same thing to some of Clinton's nominees when he was president. So how exactly was it okay then but not now?

Here is my take. You were man enough to use it then GOP, so quit crying and whining and just shut the hell up. If you thought it was okay then, and you obviously did, then what makes it not okay now other than the fact that its being used against use? I don't agree with using it either, it holds up the government, but if you used it then you are damn hypocrits for being suddenly against it now. Not even Tubby ( I am going to refer to him as windbag from now on) taking his marching orders and trying to spin it for his lapdog audience is going to make that sound good.

I think the crucial thing to remember is that if Dems are in power again, which probably will happen again at some point (although they seem to be doing everything within their own power to prevent that). Also, the fillibuster is part of the Senate tradition, and its part of the system of checks and balances that are needed in government today. Sen McCain of Arizons is against it, no real surprise there since he is one of the few in gov't today that are not party lapdogs and speak their own mind.

You can read an article on it here:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2026&ncid=2026&e=5&u=/latimests/20050411/ts_latimes/mccainseesslipperyslopeinfilibusterban