No, really: Is it time to get rid of the filibuster? — Hot Air

No, really: Is it time to get rid of the filibuster? — Hot Air:

Allahpundit presents the arguments for/against filibuster reform.

The threshold worry is that the GOP is still in the minority and therefore stands to lose some leverage if this goes through. True, but that’s meaningless with a Republican House. Anything nutty that Reid passes will die on Boehner’s desk. Think ahead to 2012, when the House will almost certainly stay red and a slew of red-state Senate Democrats will be fighting for their political lives in November. That chamber could flip to the GOP too. If filibuster reform passes now, thereby setting a precedent for the next Congress, and Obama loses his own reelection bid, then the filibuster would be the Democrats’ last means of preventing the repeal of ObamaCare. They could still do it if they’re willing to talk — and talk and talk and talkuntil the GOP gives up — but this package would weaken their hand. Plan ahead!