Harry Reid is threatening that if the Democrats don't get their way, they are going to shut down the government and go home! Please, can we at least pretend to be adults here? The Senate is considering a measure that would make it more difficult for the Democrats to filibuster. Now considering what happened to the King of Filibusters, Mr. "Did not get reelected" Daschle, you would think that the Democrats would at least try to consider some alternatives to the filibuster.

But no. Instead of considering the fact that the Republicans won big last election because the American people are tired of the antics and games that the Democrats play instead of offering real alternatives and solutions. Harry Reid and 37 of his Senator friends announced to the whole world the other day that they would stop the government.

?If Republicans want to go down this road, they are going to be beginning a huge, partisan, cataclysmic event, the implications of which are so profound that none of us really know the answer to it,? said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., one of the Democrats arrayed behind Reid on the Capitol steps. ?It would mean the government could not function, which, more importantly, means we could not be doing the people?s work.?

Update: If you would like a less sarcastic opinion of this issue read Firewolf's comments here or go to Rightpundit and read his analysis here.