Barney Frank reverses his reversal...

As soon as I saw this I knew I had to look into what Barney had been saying during the whole "nuclear option" shindig a while back. Here's Barney showing us why he's been a federal legislator for 28 years: Now that the Health Care legislation is in jeopardy the filibuster must go!



Over at The Jawa Report we have an old Boston Herald story:

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, who publicly crusaded against Senate filibusters 12 years ago, now says he opposes banning filibusters against judicial nominees - the so-called "nuclear option'' fueling a bruising Capitol Hill showdown.

``I would vote against changing the filibuster rule right now,'' Frank (D-Newton) told the Herald in a telephone interview Thursday. Frank explained he still supports an ``across-the-board'' ban against all filibusters, but he opposes the Republican ``nuclear option'' because it only outlaws filibusters against judicial nominees.

In 1993, Frank led a public fight to end Senate filibusters, asserting in a Washington Post op-ed piece: ``I believe legislative bodies should scrupulously abide by two principles: complete openness and majority rule. The filibuster is a godsend to potential gridlockers.''

Right, Barney.