As noted below, Dick Cheney today said he supports the nuclear option. I added an update about Reid's response, but when the Minority Leader challenges the President's honesty, it really deserves a post of it's own.
After hearing Cheney's remarks, Harry Reid blasted both Bush and Cheney. Basically, Reid said Bush lied about how the White House would handle the filibuster debate. Once again, Raw Story (who we thank profusely for the always great work) has the details. Here are a couple key paragraphs:
“In the span of three minutes, the vice president managed to reinvent 200 years of Senate history and ignore the fact that Congress has already approved 205 of this administration’s nominees. Apparently, a 95 percent confirmation rate is not enough for this president. He wants it all, even if it means shattering the checks and balances in our government in order to put radical judges on the bench.Okay, by now, the GOP should begin to understand, you can't screw with Harry Reid. The Repubs. are so used to rolling Dems. and having no one fight back. Reid has changed the rules.
“Last week, I met with the president and was encouraged when he told me he would not become involved in Republican efforts to break the Senate rules. Now, it appears he was not being honest, and that the White House is encouraging this raw abuse of power.
