The campaign to prevent the Senate filibuster of the president's judicial nominations was simply the latest and most public example of similar transformations in Congress and the executive branch stretching back a decade. The common theme is to consolidate influence in a small circle of Republicans and to marginalize dissenting voices that would try to impede a conservative agenda.
Bill in DC sends us this piece from the Washington Post by Jim VandeHei, GOP Tilting Balance Of Power to the Right. I'm on may way out the door and don't really have time to comment but give it a read and chime in if you are so inclined.
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