The Great GOP Waffle

The GOP wants to have their cake and eat it too. This summer, the GOP employed the filibuster in the Senate to forestall a vote on a medicare bill. The Republicans hailed a win in Georgia because it prevents the Democrats from having a filibuster-proof majority. Sarah Palin said,

"This election is that important, and I know come tomorrow night, Georgians are going to speak, and Georgia's going to speak with a loud and clear voice. We want to make sure we have at least 41 Republicans in the United States Senate to make sure that we shape bad[sic] legislation, or kill bad legislation."

Her flub about shaping bad legislation aside, it's obvious the GOP values the power that the filibuster grants to a minority party.

If you have some syrup, now is the time to get it out. The waffle that needs addressed is that this is the same party which was considering changing the Senate rules to essentially remove the filibuster from the hands of the minority party.

I would like to hear Craig's thoughts on this matter. Are they now implicitly admitting that the Nuclear Option was a bad idea? Normally when a politician changes his position they are accused of 'waffling' so why haven't I heard those charges? I admit that I don't read that extensively so take the previous question at face value and not as me trying to push any buttons.

Craig?