Letters to the Editor
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Time to Call the Nuclear Bluff
When the Republicans first floated the nuclear option, it was a serious threat. They were sitting on top of the world, and they probably felt they'd be there forever. Now Bush's policies are unravelling all over the place and Republicans are embroiled in the biggest, most venal scandal since Teapot Dome. The Republicans would be crazy to eliminate the filibuster now, because they may need it themselves after the November elections. Many of them are very stupid, but few of them are that stupid. I'm watching to see if they even make a serious *threat* of going nuclear. I suspect more than a few of them wouldn't mind seeing Alito defeated just to send a message to Bush that even a Republican Congress won't just stand there while he shreds the Constitution.