Amid the news of Sen. Harry Reid pushing through the so-called "nuclear option" that prevents filibusters for certain nominations—and President Obama's statement supporting the new measures—the folks at the C-SPAN Video Library dug up an old clip of then-Senator Obama warning the measure would increase "bitterness and gridlock," and that it would "be no fairer" if passed by Democrats.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Govern...ption-Will-Make-Bitterness-And-Gridlock-Worse
Obama, 2005: Nuclear Option Will Make 'Bitterness and Gridlock' Worse
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