Nuclear aftermath

Republicans, now drunk with power, seem to think that they will never be the minority again:

Senate Republicans are considering taking the rare step of enacting a rules change to disable Democrats' ability to block Supreme Court nominees.

The option has not been utilized since 1975. It is so likely to divide the Senate along the strictest of partisan lines that in Washington parlance it is being referred to as “going nuclear.”

Nevertheless, Republicans are increasingly intent on taking such action if Democrats utilize filibusters to block Supreme Court nominations, likely to begin as soon as next year.

Of course, they will be the out of power party once again (and hopefully soon), and then they will have to reap what havoc they have tried to sow. If they change the rules, they must know that Democrats will happily play by them when they are back in charge. No whining then, okay?