After Republicans mustered a filibuster to block the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, the left is raging at… Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), for backing down on his pledge to “reform” (i.e. remove) the filibuster from the Senate rules (no one blames Obama for nominating Hagel, of course). Here are a few typical examples:
What?! GOP filibustered #Hagel‘s confirmation? After the huge #filibuster reform, who could have possibly seen this coming? #GoodJobReid
— Kurt Dilleybart (@kgts12) February 14, 2013
@sencarllevin @senatorreid This is what happens when you refuse to reform the filibuster. Spare us the “I shoulda listened speech” #Hagel
— Will Jones (@CoolBreeze12373) February 14, 2013
Senator Reid, save your sad face and telling Hagel’s story again — re-open filibuster reform now: tinyurl.com/aesmmha #Hagel
— Barbara Morrill (@BarbinMD) February 14, 2013
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