Well, the Republicans went "nuclear," and changed the rules of the Senate, so now, just 51 votes will be needed to confirm a Supreme Court justice, and the Democrats have their panties in a wad over it.
But wait! The Democrats have been notorious for changing the rules. How soon we forget that the Democrats changed the rules back in the 60's, reducing the number of votes needed to break a filibuster, from 67 (two thirds), to 60 (three fifths).
And wasn't it the Democrats that "went nuclear" just a few short years ago, when Harry Reid changed the rules? And then, they complain when the Republicans, having gained a majority in the Senate, do the same thing to them?
And what about not giving Obama's Supreme Court pick, Merrick Garland, a hearing? The Democrats are all in a snit over that, yet conveniently forget that Obama's vice-president, while still a senator from Delaware, stood on the senate floor, and proclaimed that any vacancy on the Supreme Court, that occurs during a president's last year, should be left for the new president to fill.
And now we came to the air strike on Syria. I have mixed feelings on it. Yeah, after the chemical attack, the SOB deserved it, but sooner or later, we're going to have to put troops on the ground. Having been in a war, I don't like them, and I'll wager that even the most highly trained and lethal black ops people, don't like them, either. An analogy, would be that I am trained in life saving and water safety, and every day, I pray I don't have to use those skills, Those trained in black ops, no doubt hope they don't have to use their skill set, either. But they have those skills if they are needed.
Drawscore