Subtitle: On how Nate Silver uses statistics to prove Harry Reid has allowed Republicans to walk all over him. You know, I’m far from convinced that the auto bailout has to happen, but I am sure that the threat of the filibuster from Republicans is an abuse of that power, and it’s about time that the Democrats started forcing Republicans to actually filibuster instead of just threaten it. I haven’t forgotten how the Democrats had to fight to keep the filibuster alive at all a few years ago. How very nice of them to do that so that the Republicans can use the threat of the filibuster to shut down anything the Democratic majority wants to do. Wouldn’t it have been rich if short-sighted Republicans had killed the filibuster only to lose control of the Senate? John McCain presented the Gang of 14 situation as evidence of what a friendly, bipartisan guy he is, but the reality is that he’s just slightly less stupid and short-sighted than his fellow Republicans. And that’s saying a lot when you consider that this is the man who picked Sarah Palin as a running mate.
Anyway, screw the commentary. Let’s get to the charts! Nate Silver demonstrates how the Republicans are shameless bastards when it comes to using the threat of the filibuster.
