OK, one more nuclear option post
So I read an interesting blog post on how, contrary to popular opinion, the PR debate over "option" nomenclature is not limited to just "nuclear" and "constitutional." No, this guy here found no less than six attempts by the GOP to rename the nuclear option as something a little less frightening.
You can read the whole thing if you want, but I'd like to point out option #6:
6. Majority Rules Option — John Cornyn coined this clunker in April, but since it seems to run into the Dems’ argument about preserving Senate respect for minority rights, Cornyn didn’t convince any of his colleagues to use it. (It appeared in a CQ article, so there’s no link available.)
I know, I'm as giddy as a schoolgirl, but I just love it when John Cornyn fucks up. "I'm going to come up with another word for it; 'constitutional option' doesn't seem to fly." "Yeah! Me too!" Thanks for indulging.
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just testing to see how to blog correctly. thanks
Posted by: bill murphy | June 18, 2005 3:48 PM