Alan Frumin, Senate Parliamentarian. Mr. Frumin helped the Republicans when they went the reconciliation route in the past, so it would only make sense that they’re now casting aspersions on the man now.
In interviews with POLITICO, several Republican senators and aides cast Parliamentarian Alan Frumin — a 33-year veteran of the Senate — as someone who is predisposed to side with the Democrats if they attempt to use the reconciliation process to pass parts of their bill. “I think clearly the majority leader has his ear, and I’ve got concerns,” said Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.). “I think if he does not look at that very careful — reconciliation is supposed to be very narrowly defined, large legislative things don’t seem to fit in those parameters — I would think that reconciliation would make or break the perception of his objectivity.”
This kind of attack shows just how desperate the Republicans have become to stop whatever hobbled health care reform finally limps past the finishing line. The next step of the GOP’s strategy calls for them calling Democrats poopyheads and slamming the door very loudly.
