tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208928.post116163070796202375..comments2024-03-28T14:03:55.912-04:00Comments on Start Making Sense: Same old bloody rubbishDaniel Shavirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710628584922961682noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208928.post-1162238564441362932006-10-30T15:02:00.000-05:002006-10-30T15:02:00.000-05:00I was just thinking about this the other day. "The...I was just thinking about this the other day. "The nuclear option" of ending filibusters was invented by Trent Lott, discussed gleefully by Republicans, disliked by Americans, and thereby became one of those bad words the mean Democrats shouldn't use.<BR/><BR/>It's kind of reminiscent of the retirement several decades ago of "imbecile" for the not-then-yet-baggage-laden "retarded". Sorry Republicans/imbeciles, it's the concept that's the difficulty, not the name.Allen Knutsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228128185975098443noreply@blogger.com