Now is the time for the showdown on the nuclear option. If we don't force the republicans to invoke the nuclear option over this nominee, do we really have an effective filibuster anyway? It actually goes a lot further than that. We are in a can't lose situation.
First of all, I agree with Kevin Drum. Let's suppose the republicans successfully use the nuclear option to get Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. It that happens, the Christian right will demand the Senate use it in other places to pass God knows what loony legislation. What do you do then? Capitulate and completely lose the middle, or throw the right overboard? Either way it is over for the republican party.
Secondly, I don't think the republican party can do this without having 51 votes. I can't imagine there are many Senators wanting to go out on the campaign trail next year having been the vote that gave Dick Cheney the keys to the hen house. How would you like to be that vote which every yes voting Senator would be when Scooter Libby decides he likes his children more than the current VP and cuts a deal? Ouch.
As far as the Christian right is concerned, they are approaching the top of the mountain. They just don't understand it's all downhill from there.
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