Fuck Yeah Visual Data

bmckinney:

ihatethismess:

glitterbombing:

champagnecandy:

abbyjean:

The larger story here is that the Senate’s deep dysfunction and fundamentally rotten nature goes far beyond the 60-vote threshold to end a filibuster.  A legislative body does not exist for the purpose of providing interesting political drama to talk about. The idea is that legislative proposals should be subject to some kind of political check. Which is great. But it’s vital that the leadership be able to force votes, expeditiously, on matters of national concern. The pretense that these stalling tactics constitute some form of “debate” is outdated at best.

Yglesias:

the Senate is fucked, exhibit A.