Talking point fail

I was going to write how Sen. Mitch McConnell's position that voting for cloture means an endorsement of health care reform is one of the dumbest things I've come across in a while (and just reaffirms the fact that today's Republicans are all too eager to utilize an outdated procedural tactic to thwart any piece of legislation, regardless of its popularity, solely for political benefit).

Fortunately, Sen. Harry Reid's office took care of that for me ...

We are glad that Senator McConnell has made clear his position on cloture votes. By his logic, Senate Republicans' vote last week against proceeding to the defense bill means they don't support our troops in a time of war. By his logic, if Senate Republicans vote later today against proceeding to the unemployment insurance bill, it means they could care less about the thousands of Americans who are losing the relief they need every day. Thank you, Senator McConnell. Democrats couldn't have put it any better.