Liberal groups to Reid: Nuke the rest of the filibuster

Labor leaders are irate the Senate could not manage to advance a modest three-month extension of unemployment benefits to a final vote this past week, even though its cost was entirely offset in a major concession to the GOP.

Civil rights leaders are not happy that Republican Sens. Saxby Chambliss (Ga.) and Johnny Isakson (Ga.) used their procedural leverage to negotiate a deal with Obama to nominate two judges with spotty civil rights records for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have complained about Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) blocking African-American nominees to important courts in their home states.


One major concern among liberals is that Obama would get very few of his judicial nominees confirmed next year if Democrats lose control of the Senate.