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They can blame the judges, not themselves, for these unpopular policies. the whole thing really is a very well oiled machine. with the filibuster serving as a death star to destroy progressive legislation. keep in mind by the way, that luke skywalker, he didn't say, hey, let's keep this thing around in case the rebel alliance might need it one day. no, he blew it up because when you are trying to defeat an enemy or opposition, which is what the democrats are trying to do, you destroy and take away their biggest weapon. which is filibuster. >> any star wars fan would react with the follow up, w...

There's a lot of pressure from the left wing of the democratic base, saying, look, you have 59 votes in the senate and never will have that many again, and, go for it. pick a real, you know, flag-carrying liberal who can lead the charge, for the four members, will be the fourth member of the liberal wing of the party. on the other hand, the president has done a lot -- has a lot of fights going on and has the new arms treaty and he has jobs and energy and education, and, immigration, he may not want to take it on and pick somebody who is a little bit more acceptable, left of center but more acc...