senate republicans poise use nuclear option confirm supreme court nominee neil gorsuch liberal media hypocritically accuse power grab 2013 then-democratic senate majority leader harry reid basically thing cheer studios msnbc cnn.back msnbc chris hay hail affirmative win democracy colleague rachel maddow blurt huge freak deal like 3-inch headline like people even care politics really ought care cnn political analyst paul begala hail nakedly partisan maneuver reid necessary whine republicans abuse filibuster democrats take anymore begala colleague ron brownstein approve reid decision forward-thinking move idea require super majority president appoint nominees anachronistic cable network news host analysts ones champion nuclear option page los angeles time reid move celebrate november 22 editorial democrats bust filibuster good time editorial board crow welcome action represent comeuppance arrogant republicans filibuster presidential nominees undemocratic violate spirit letter constitution say president shall appoint judge officials advice consent senate supermajority senate time go call victory democrats good government newsbusters flashback video show leftist media members praise use nuclear option confirm liberal supreme court justices