Showing posts with label State of the Unioin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State of the Unioin. Show all posts

Saturday, April 13, 2013

"They deserve a vote"

The lede to this Hill article dredged up a thought that had flitted half-noticed through the ol' necktop a day or two ago:
The White House has tilted the gun control debate in its favor by centering its public relations effort around one pivotal message: the legislation deserves a vote.
The thought: maybe the best response to the Senate's galloping filibusteritis is not new rulemaking, but public shaming.