tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622647309248545307.post6122937538181991820..comments2023-12-07T00:37:30.109-08:00Comments on Historical Threads: Time to channel the rageJames V. Hillegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293973126277397585noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622647309248545307.post-75797704066944927962009-12-23T13:39:55.278-08:002009-12-23T13:39:55.278-08:00Paul Krugman on this same topic: "Some people...Paul Krugman <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/opinion/21krugman.html" rel="nofollow">on this same topic</a>: "Some people will say that it has always been this way, and that we’ve managed so far. But it wasn’t always like this. Yes, there were filibusters in the past — most notably by segregationists trying to block civil rights legislation. But the modern system, in which the minority party uses the threat of a filibuster to block every bill it doesn’t like, is a recent creation."James V. Hillegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293973126277397585noreply@blogger.com