Thanks to all of you who encouraged me to consider filibuster reform. It had to be done.
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) November 21, 2013
Hope you’ve got your tiny violin handy:
Sen. Chuck Schumer: I wish we hadn't triggered the "nuclear option" https://t.co/3ftvGV9kxH pic.twitter.com/XdiRJWVg16
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 3, 2017
More from CNN:
Sen. Chuck Schumer lamented Tuesday the Democrats’ move to diminish the number of senators needed to confirm Cabinet picks from 60 votes to 51, because the new rule now hurts his party.
“I argued against it at the time. I said both for Supreme Court and in Cabinet should be 60 because on such important positions there should be some degree of bipartisanship,” Schumer, a New York Democrat and the incoming Senate minority leader, told CNN’s Dana Bash. “I won on Supreme Court, lost on Cabinet. But it’s what we have to live with now.”
Hmmm …
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/816349605340344320
You know, Chuck, a good way to avoid future regret is to not do something people warned you was incredibly stupid in the first place. And you were most definitely warned that the nuclear option was a terrible idea.
…He should have thought about that before.
— Joseph B. Cioe, Jr. (@JosephBCioeJr) January 3, 2017
Like you couldn't see that might come back to bite you, @SenateDems @SenSchumer ?
— Resister and loving Hoom to G-Piggies (@WasserL) January 3, 2017
Who predicted this? #dufus
— Kevin Gutzman (@KevinGutzman) January 3, 2017
I seem to remember SOMEBODY mentioning this at the time. Hm. How could he have foreseen?? https://t.co/5bSCmK7ijz
— Inez Stepman (@InezFeltscher) January 3, 2017
Now, you’ve got nothing to show for your party’s efforts except disappointment and a whole lotta egg on your face. And we, frankly, couldn’t be more pleased.
https://twitter.com/SnoopysTapeworm/status/816366414424580096
https://twitter.com/RandySnatch1/status/816368023389044737
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA https://t.co/mHukHrR0Ng
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) January 3, 2017
@SenSchumer a Strange that the rule was liked , when Dems had the house, but not now. Sorry that the shoe is on the other foot now.
— SneakyPete ?? ????? (@SneakyPete531) January 3, 2017
If wishes were fishes we'd have a big fry. https://t.co/Ii31ZFqXC7
— Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) January 3, 2017
LMAO I bet you do sweetie. You better put some ice on that.
— Gary (@gfigg42) January 3, 2017
Sucks to be you, eh Chuckie?
— B'sC'sSoxPats-Yup! (@RedDFredDFla) January 3, 2017
Welcome to the world you made. I have no sympathy. https://t.co/0Uc90vPHUM
— Dale Franks ⚛️ (@DaleFranks) January 3, 2017
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