PostPartisan: Senate


Posted at 04:59 PM ET, 04/26/2013

Restore recess appointments
By Jonathan Bernstein
The Supreme Court should accept the recess appointment case and overturn the radical decision

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  04:59 PM ET, 04/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  judicial nominations, Senate

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 04/25/2013

Carbon tax on the table in the Senate
By Stephen Stromberg
How the departing Sen. Max Baucus can secure a really admirable tax-reform legacy.

By Stephen Stromberg  |  04:10 PM ET, 04/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  carbon tax, Environment, Senate

Posted at 11:45 AM ET, 04/23/2013

Howard Dean was right about Max Baucus
By Jonathan Capehart
"I will predict this is the end of his career," Dean said last Thursday.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:45 AM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Senate

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 04/18/2013

The Insiders: The best and worst of America
By Carter Eskew
The defeat of a modest gun bill and the service in Boston to mourn the dead.

By Carter Eskew  |  02:30 PM ET, 04/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Cathedral of the Holy Cross, U.S. Senate

Posted at 07:17 AM ET, 04/18/2013

Obama and Giffords shame the Senate
By Jonathan Capehart
Blunt, unsparing and truthful words about the cowardice of the world's greatest deliberative body.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:17 AM ET, 04/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Guns, Senate

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 04/09/2013

Ashley Judd was easy pickin' for McConnell
By Jonathan Capehart
The McConnell campaign had enough oppo gold to sink an Ashely Judd candidacy.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:12 PM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitch McConnell, Senate

Posted at 02:47 PM ET, 04/08/2013

Harry Reid's nuclear threat
By Jonathan Bernstein
Liberals may think they've seen this before, but actually Harry Reid's latest reform threat is the strongest yet -- even if it is something that he and the Democrats don't really want to carry out.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  02:47 PM ET, 04/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  congress reform, Harry Reid, Senate

Posted at 02:39 PM ET, 04/02/2013

The moment of truth on D.C. Circuit nominations
By Jonathan Bernstein
Are Republicans determined to stop every one of Obama's picks for the critical appeals court? We're going to find out soon.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  02:39 PM ET, 04/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibuster, judicial nominations, Republicans, Senate

Posted at 12:39 PM ET, 03/29/2013

Yes, Mitch McConnell is destroying the Senate
By Jonathan Bernstein
By abusing Senate rules and destroying norms, Mitch McConnell is ruining what's good about the Senate

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  12:39 PM ET, 03/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibusters, Mitch McConnell, nominee obstruction, Senate obstruction

Posted at 01:27 PM ET, 03/28/2013

Good news for McConnell, good news for us?
By Jonathan Capehart
Without fear of a right-wing challenge, McConnell can do what he does best: cut deals that resemble the long-lost art of governing.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:27 PM ET, 03/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Congress, Mitch McConnell, Senate

Posted at 03:21 PM ET, 03/15/2013

Ted Cruz: Smarter than a sixth-grader
By Jonathan Capehart
Cruz has been in the Senate barely three months, but he has proved to be a first-class pain the butt.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:21 PM ET, 03/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Guns, Senate, Ted Cruz

Posted at 03:03 PM ET, 02/26/2013

Those constant GOP filibusters
By Jonathan Bernstein
When it takes the Senate more than a year to confirm someone unanimously, there's something wrong.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  03:03 PM ET, 02/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibuster, Senate

Posted at 06:08 PM ET, 02/22/2013

Is Obama repeating his biggest mistake?
By Jonathan Bernstein
The president still doesn't get it: he's squandering part of his presidency by failing to make nominations a priority.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  06:08 PM ET, 02/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chuck Hagel, Jack Lew, Senate

Posted at 11:46 AM ET, 02/15/2013

No control of Ted Cruz
By Jonathan Capehart
The end of an interview last month on "Meet The Press" would serve as an omen for things to come.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:46 AM ET, 02/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Republicans, Senate, Ted Cruz

Posted at 04:06 PM ET, 01/24/2013

The Reid reform package
By Jonathan Bernstein
There are two main types of obstruction in the Senate these days. Reform won't end the 60 vote Senate, but it will help with the other kind of reform.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  04:06 PM ET, 01/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibuster, Harry Reid, Senate

Posted at 06:28 PM ET, 01/16/2013

The key remaining question on Senate reform
By Jonathan Bernstein
Are Democrats sending their senators back to Washington with an urgent interest in filibuster reform?

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  06:28 PM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibuster, Senate

Posted at 11:08 AM ET, 01/14/2013

Transparency is not the problem with filibusters
By Jonathan Bernstein
Reformers should focus on the fact that it takes 60 votes to do anything.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  11:08 AM ET, 01/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibuster, Senate

Posted at 06:03 PM ET, 01/04/2013

The obvious filibuster compromise
By Jonathan Bernstein
More amendments and fewer filibusters -- that's how to get the Senate working again.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  06:03 PM ET, 01/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibuster, Senate

Posted at 05:10 PM ET, 01/02/2013

Moving to Senate reform
By Jonathan Bernstein
Even if they can't solve the 60 vote Senate, perhaps reform this year can make some progress

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  05:10 PM ET, 01/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibuster, Senate

Posted at 01:51 PM ET, 12/27/2012

The NRA's party stories
By Jonathan Bernstein
What seems like a story about the gun lobby is really about how our political parties work now.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  01:51 PM ET, 12/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Mitch McConnell, nra, Senate, sonia sotomayor, Supreme Court

Posted at 11:16 AM ET, 12/20/2012

The Senate’s board of censors blasts 'Zero Dark Thirty’
By David Ignatius
Banishing public debate about torture? That sounds like censorship.

By David Ignatius  |  11:16 AM ET, 12/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  censorship, senate letter, zero dark thirty

Posted at 12:42 PM ET, 12/19/2012

Robert Bork and the modern Senate
By Jonathan Bernstein
The conservative judge was defeated by a majority. Back in 1987, that's what it took in the Senate.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  12:42 PM ET, 12/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Clarence Thomas, filibuster, Senate

Posted at 03:42 PM ET, 12/18/2012

Tim Scott is not GOP window-dressing
By Jonathan Capehart
Why Gov. Nikki Haley's emphasis on Scott having earned his elevation to the Senate stood out for me.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:42 PM ET, 12/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nikki Haley, Republicans, Senate, South Carolina

Posted at 05:42 PM ET, 12/13/2012

The best deal on filibuster reform
By Jonathan Bernstein
Democrats shouldn't fear a good compromise on filibuster reform -- but they should be prepared to act if no deal can be reached

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  05:42 PM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibuster, senate

Posted at 12:58 PM ET, 12/06/2012

Jim DeMint is done
By Jonathan Capehart
He sure made his mark in just eight years in the U.S. Senate.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:58 PM ET, 12/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jim DeMint, Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell, Pat Toomey, Rand Paul, Republicans, senate, Ted Cruz

Posted at 12:40 PM ET, 12/06/2012

Senate Republicans' profiles in moral cowardice
By James Downie
When 38 Republican senators voted against a U.N. treaty on the rights of the disabled, it wasn't just the way they voted that was repugnant; it was also how they voted.

By James Downie  |  12:40 PM ET, 12/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Dole, Human rights, Republicans, Rick Santorum, senate

Posted at 02:09 PM ET, 11/30/2012

Is a filibuster deal possible?
By Jonathan Bernstein
It's hard to tell whether Harry Reid can get Senate rules changed.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  02:09 PM ET, 11/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bipartisanship, Congress, democrats, Republicans, senate