Friday, November 22, 2013

Best of the Web Today: The Senate Gets MAD - WSJ.com

Best of the Web Today: The Senate Gets MAD - WSJ.com: "Majority rule is always in the immediate interest of the majority party. But there are three countervailing incentives that have stopped majority senators from supporting a change in the rules: ideological moderation, concern for the institutional power of the Senate, and long-term self-interest. The first two of those incentives have gradually weakened for political reasons. The third suddenly broke down for perverse psychological reasons."

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