Harry Reid’s op-ed giving the inside story about the non-nuclear option he accomplished last week is good for the way it shows how Senate Republicans have worked to decay the functioning of the chamber. But he hasn’t gone far enough in fixing the Senate’s rules.

For any LGBT group, the bottom line should have been that when LGTB rights were pitted against corporate rights, Coronado was willing to give a group of people with seriously homophobic judicial histories enormous power to determine the future of lives of people within the LGTB community

Several left-leaning writers like Greg Sargent have all noted the basic game theory 101 involved. Voters will blame Democrats, and vote for Republicans, if the economy stays bad. So, Republicans have a huge incentive to block Democrats from passing legislation that would improve the economy, and Senate Republicans have the tool to do that with the filibuster.

My question is: If Democratic Senators like Stabenow actually believe Republicans are trying to destroy the lives of millions of Americans and our economy, why on Earth are Senate Democrats letting Republicans do it?

Democrats seem to have an unsolvable legislative problem on their hands. It would appear like the Gordian Knot this is a mess the Democratic leadership simply can’t untie. But if they follow the historic example of Alexander the Great they can pull out their sword and cut straight through the knot instead.

Oh heavens, it’s the end of the Senate as we know it, they say.

Thank you, thank you.

During Wednesday’s health care address, President Obama said that the American people deserve a final up-or-down vote on health care reform. It is hard to believe Obama actually feels that way, however, because that is not what he is really advocating.