I thought Democrats Disliked the Filibuster (stats, Obama, parties, election)

[michiganmoon]

We heard a lot about how Obama was filibustered so much and on principle it was wrong. Those stats were highly misleading as they counted any cloture as a filibuster - the MSM included any bill that had cloture used as a filibuster (cloture limits debate time), even if it passed unanimously or with the majority of both parties.

Now Democrats are filibustering (with actual filibusters) Trump more than Obama was. Ironically many of his picks are filibustered only to go unfilled so that the filibusterers can then complain about them being unfilled. Hypocrisy.

I guess all that talk of principles was BS.

Where are all the MSM sources complaining about the filibuster with the same tone they did under Obama who got it less?


I said at the time that Obama's filibusters were artificially inflated (check) and that Democrats would do the same amount or more to the next Republican (check) so that all of the complaining and claims of principle was BS (check).

[mike1003]

Dems only dislike the filibuster until they don't.

They don't like it used against them. But, they like it when they can use it against the Republicans.

Just like they want SCOTUS Justice nominee approved in the year before Presidential election. But don't want one approved before off year ellection

They cry all the time. WA WA WA!

[ottomobeale]

Both parties hate it when the other does it.

Just like they hate it when the Senate stalls a judge or supreme court appointment but only when it is the other party.

Doesnt matter which party.