As Josh Marshall is reporting the potential political outcome of the Franken-Coleman election where he speculates:

"Are the Republicans trying to lay the groundwork for filibustering any effort to seat Franken..."

Appears to be that political tactical "line in the sand" where the Republican Party uses "a manufactured prejudice and false claim in order to gain power" in the name of "Republican Nihilism". The thing is this will take some severe and draconian discipline in the "old boys club & cloak room". If one looks at this through a prism of retrospect does this also give light to Snowe and Specter's reaction to possible primary challenges from the far right in their party.

Like anything the Republicans might be able create some mythology that some in the public domain might eat up and try to digest, where even the echo chamber will find some fascination, but the reality of a filibuster?

This of course is a smoke screen to stem the tide of the budget and then future initiatives regarding labor and healthcare----duh!  Get ready Harry, be ready to call them on their bluff, but be prepared. Make them squirm, make them work, make them scratch and naw....expose them as nihilists that they are---useless and senseless. In short force the moderates in the party to reject further the radicals right.