In their own words

This reminder comes via Think Progress.

Remember when Senate conservatives threatened to unleash the "nuclear option" which would have done away with the filibuster in the Senate?

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS): “[Filibustering] is wrong. It’s not supportable under the Constitution. And if they insist on persisting with these filibusters, I’m perfectly prepared to blow the place up.”

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spokesman: “Senator McConnell always has and continues to fully support the use of what has become known as the ‘[nuclear]’ option in order to restore the norms and traditions of the Senate.”

I wonder which Republican senators are going to be holding off the vote.