The Times was wrong, world ends
You may have missed this Tuesday, but at the end of a NYT editorial blathering about the merits of Democrats filibustering Republican judicial nominiees comes the following acknowledgement of why they were wrong to support measures that would have quashed Republican filibusters during Clinton I:
While it's wonderful that they acknowleged their error, it is certainly a decade late, and at a time that's mighty convenient for Democrats. Go figure.
A decade ago, this page expressed support for tactics that would have gone even further than the "nuclear option" in eliminating the power of the filibuster. At the time, we had vivid memories of the difficulty that Senate Republicans had given much of Bill Clinton's early agenda. But we were still wrong. To see the filibuster fully, it's obviously a good idea to have to live on both sides of it. We hope acknowledging our own error may remind some wavering Republican senators that someday they, too, will be on the other side and in need of all the protections the Senate rules can provide.
While it's wonderful that they acknowleged their error, it is certainly a decade late, and at a time that's mighty convenient for Democrats. Go figure.
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