Will Sen. Sanders withhold Unanimous Consent on the Debt Ceiling bill?

We hear from Dan Friedman of National Journal — as quoted on C-SPAN Monday evening — that there will be at least one call for Unanimous Consent in the Senate during the August 2 debt ceiling debate. (The Consent call may be late August 1.) He also said that consent will be given by all members.

How about some action instead of just words? Will Senator Sanders (or Senator Franken, or Senator Doer-Not-Talker) step up and deny Unanimous Consent each time it's requested?

There could be a whole lot of slow on that bill's last day, if that were to occur. And a whole lot of unprepared slow if it were to occur unannounced. OR, if that were announced, maybe someone could have a backup plan — say, a clean bill — ready in the wings. How's that for a plan? Sounds almost ... effective.

I think maybe we need winners at the moment; I think maybe the time for noble losers (tragic but romantic in their defeat) has just about passed. Ya think?

More on the August 2 Senate vote here.

GP