re: #20 William Barnett-Lewis

I keep praying for the most unlikely of possibilities - Obama as president with the Democrats holding 61 in the senate & 230+ in the house. That would be pleasant … ;)

I think if they Dems keep the Senate there may very well be some rule changes to blunt the ability of the GOP to use the filibuster to avoid bringing anything to a vote. I could see them saying “If you want to filibuster, then you best be in the chamber flapping your gums, cause we’re not going to let you off the hook anymore.”