Has the Senate Finally Hit Rock Bottom?

Politico: “Last fall’s brutal confirmation fight over Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation led to such bad blood that even old friends weren’t talking.”

“Then came an ugly, 35-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. Just last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) triggered the ‘nuclear option’ and weakened the Senate’s vaunted filibuster to steamroll over Democratic resistance to President Trump’s nominees — the third time in six years the majority party has unilaterally changed Senate rules.”

“To top it all off, the Senate has now failed to muster enough votes to pass a simple disaster-aid bill, something that was once routine and is a failure that will affect millions of Americans.”