‘Enough is enough’: Obama backs new Senate rules

President Obama on Thursday expressed strong support for Senate Democrats’ move to enact the so-called “nuclear option” and alter congressional rules to clear the way for judicial and other executive nominees.
“Enough is enough,” the president said during remarks in the White House press briefing room. “I’m a former senator. So is my vice president. We both value any senator’s duty to advise and consent. It’s important we take that very seriously. But a few now refuse to treat that duty of advise and consent with the respect it deserves. … What’s at sake here is not my ability to fulfill my constitutional duty. What’s at stake is the ability of any president to fulfill his or her constitutional duty. Public service is not a game. It is a privilege.”