Congress actually got a few things done this week

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It wasn’t pretty but Congress actually got a few things done this week. Many of President Obama’s stalled nominees have finally been confirmed by the Senate, including new heads for the Labor Department and Environmental Protection Agency.

This progress was due, of course, to the showdown over the “nuclear option” and it isn’t the final word. Harry Reid has reserved the right to revisit a possible rule change and the battle exposed major fault lines in the Senate GOP. It’s not clear that Mitch McConnell has any more control over his caucus in the Senate than John Boehner has over his in the House.

Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.