Democrats in the Senate are nearly unanimous in their support for the filibuster despite holding the exact opposite position just a few years ago. In fact, it was Democrat majority leader Harry Reid who began to dismantle the filibuster when, in 2013, he employed his own "nuclear option" in order to approve all federal judges except supreme court nominees.  At that time, it was Republicans in opposition – a position they have also flipped on in 2017. Now, with the nomination of a Republican supreme court justice, Democrats are singing a different tune.  Their battle cry is "minority rights" – as if that mattered at all in 2013 when they first blew up the filibuster.  It's just one reason why today, the current majority leader, Mitch McConnell, is expected to use the nuclear option to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Washington Times: The latest fight is over Judge Neil Gorsuch, who is President...(Read Full Post)