Let them really fillibuster

When I read the NY Times article telling us this morning that the GOP plans to try to filibuster the anti-surge resolutions making their way through the Senate, I had the same reaction as Joe in DC at Americablog. If we can't get cloture then force them to actually filibuster the bills. Let them hold up the Senate with continuous speeches day and night, on and on against the bills. See how long that will last.

It's been a long time since there's been any real filibuster that I can remember. But, if we forced the Bushies and their friends to hold one, I think the president's ratings would fall even faster than they have been.

Note: Senate Rule 22 gives discretion to the Majority Leader to demand an actual filibuster notwithstanding alternatives designated in the Rule.