{"id":13931,"date":"2013-07-16T13:46:54","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T17:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/?p=13931"},"modified":"2013-07-16T13:51:55","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T17:51:55","slug":"senate-appears-to-have-avoided-nuclear-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/2013\/07\/16\/senate-appears-to-have-avoided-nuclear-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate appears to have avoided &#8216;nuclear&#8217; option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>USA Today<\/em> has the article <a title=\"USA Article\" href=\"http:\/\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2013\/07\/16\/senate-deal-avert-nuclear-option-biden-reid-mccain\/2520717\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Senate appears to have avoided &#8216;nuclear&#8217; option<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I feel fairly confident,&#8221; [Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid said on the floor Tuesday morning, crediting the efforts of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to reach a deal to approve pending nominations to the National Labor Review Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is a fluff video, but read the article to get the details.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isSlim=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=2548895974001&#038;playerID=2207682275001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6Fnwgpz2JFHz_Jerf-MHxK_Ad&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isSlim=1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashVars=\"videoId=2548895974001&#038;playerID=2207682275001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6Fnwgpz2JFHz_Jerf-MHxK_Ad&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" name=\"flashObj\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" swLiveConnect=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"\/><\/object>\n<\/div>\n<pre>\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Finally, putting the obvious pressure on the Republicans made them see the light.  The Republicans used this tactic against the Democrats in the past, and it worked.  Why has it taken 6 years for Harry Reid to finally figure this out?<\/p>\n<p>If the Republicans renege as they frequently do, the real nuclear option is still available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Today has the article Senate appears to have avoided &#8216;nuclear&#8217; option. &#8220;I feel fairly confident,&#8221; [Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid said on the floor Tuesday morning, crediting the efforts of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to reach a deal to approve pending nominations to the National Labor Review Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 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