https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/01/25/filibuster-reform-near/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 08:11:35 -0400<![CDATA[Scare quotes, because it&#8217;s DC Kabuki Time!  For those who are not &#8216;blessed&#8217; enough to live within the Beltway &#8211; or downwind of it &#8211; this is that special time in the legislative calendar where federal politicians preserve the status quo by changing nothing at all and putting a big, red bow on the result.  In this particular case, the scenario is as follows: for some strange reason, certain progressives want to make it easier for Republicans to repeal Obamacare by making the threshold for a cloture vote less than the current 60.  Saner Democrats &#8211; which is to say, about a third to a half of the Senate Democratic caucus &#8211; don&#8217;t want this to happen, mostly because they can count, and they&#8217;re well aware of the minor detail that 2012 is shaping up nicely as a Senatorial bloodbath for their party.  So, it&#8217;s time for a compromise!]]>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:30:48 -0500<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/01/25/filibuster-reform-near-n37729