The Crybaby Option
Looks like the Republican Speech Police is at it again. First it was with Social Security Privatization, a term they themselves coined, became too politically radioactive. A concerted push by Republicans, Fox news and the GOP media noise machine to characterize the term Privatization as a Democratic term occurred. Along with this push, came the an ever changing term change initiated from up on high in the GOP.
With the sauces of changing the semiotics of the debate, due to the weak-willed Beltway journalists (not to mention outside the Beltway who should know better), Republicans are trying this again with the Nuclear Option - or ending the Judicial Filibuster. The Senator who coined this term is the bleeding-heart of the Senate:
Changing the Senate's rules on judicial filibustering was first addressed in 2003, during the successful Democratic filibuster against Miguel Estrada, whom Bush had nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Ted Stevens, a Republican Senate veteran from Alaska, was complaining in the cloakroom that the Democratic tactic should simply be declared out of order, and, soon enough, a group of Republican aides began to talk about changing the rules. It was understood at once that such a change would be explosive; Senator Trent Lott, the former Majority Leader, came up with "nuclear option," and the term stuck.
The New Yorker (emphasis added)
If you need more proof that is was the Republicans themselves who coined this term, here are other bleeding hearts who used the term: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Every other Senate Republican.
On the issue that this discussion by media of who said Nuclear Option first is pretty clear: it was the Republicans. Why this matters at all is beyond me: the Nuclear Option was coined by Senator Lott because the action itself was breaking the Senate rules. Why don't we hear anything about this is infuriating. More on this later.
Either way, if they wan't to change the term, I have one: The Crybaby Option. What, you're not happy that 95 percent of your nominations have been confirmed? Mr. President, are you taking your ball home now? Nothing like using the Filibuster in the 1990's and then when it is used against you, you go crying home to momma. Please.
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