The Mad Centrist
"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane.
And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am The Mad Centrist.
You can be too!
The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!
The Mad Centrist
TMC - Episode 67: Nuclear Senate!
Have you ever heard the term "Nuclear Option" and wondered what it meant?
Me too! I decided to find out, and put together the normal person's guide to the filibuster, cloture, and the Nuclear Option in the United States Senate - I found some interesting history along the way!
Plus, so old news becomes new again...again.
Show Notes:
The 2 housing market pieces from the WSJ: More Home Purchases Are Falling Through in an Uncertain Economy - WSJ & Builders Are Offering Mortgage-Rate Discounts. Home Buyers Aren’t Biting. - WSJ
Senator John Thune's speech on the filibuster: Thune Calls Out Democrats’ Filibuster Flip-Flop - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
Most of the research on this episode used the Senate website and various searches for the history of the filibuster, cloture, and the Nuclear Option.
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