After Republicans mustered a filibuster to block the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, the left is raging at… Harry Reid, 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