On Jan 23, 2010, at 10:14 AM, Michael Pollak wrote:
> Hatred of the filibuster is not inherently anticapitalist. It's
> anti-gridlock. Effective government is normally considered a good
> thing by the RC.
Not sure about that. A lot of Wall Street loves gridlock (as does Alex Cockburn). Prevents the gov from doing anything, which is almost always the better alternative.