Republicans clearly have no interest in dropping their favorite pastime, but Democrats could put a stop to this malicious behavior by changing the Senate rules and prohibiting, at long last, all filibusters on nominations. ...NYT
The New York Times editorial board lays out the sorry history of the Republican senators' use of the faux filibuster to stop the President's nominees, one after the other. 2014 could and should mark the end Republicans' deliberate malice in government -- and making so many Americans pay such a heavy price for it.