Wednesday, November 20, 2013   Published Weekday Mornings   To see the full version of today's cartoon, click on the preview graphic of the cartoon (below the Commentary) to be taken to the full version in your favorite web browser. Nuclear Consequences Harry Reid: Actively weighing 'nuclear option' Jennifer Bendery: Key Senate Democrats Flip, Now Ready For Filibuster Reform Via 'Nuclear Option' Greg Sargent: Harry Reid is set to go nuclear Kevin Drum: Democrats Finally Getting Ready to Kill the Filibuster Jonathan Chait: Why Go Nuclear Now? Senate Republicans Think All Obama Judges Are Bad. Jonathan Bernstein: What The Hell Are Republicans Thinking on Filibusters? Dylan Matthews: Everything you need to know about the nominations fight - and why it might end the judicial filibuster Health Care Checkup The Good News: Obamacare enrollment is kind of, sort of, working, now. The Bad: Health Insurance Marketplace Is Still About 40 Percent Incomplete, Official Says Greg Sargent: Why Obamacare could still succeed Matthew Yglesias: The broken system behind Healthcare.gov. The three things we learned from Tuesday's Obamacare update John Cassidy: Americans Like Obamacare Where They Can Get It White House, Republican governors finally find Obamacare agreement Brian Beutler: The GOP's in an inevitable box over Obamacare Tara Siegel Bernard: Weighing the Risks of Going Without Health Insurance Sean Trende: No, Obamacare Isn't an Existential Threat to Liberalism JFK: 50 Years Presidents Obama & Clinton honor JFK's legacy 50 years after assassination 50 years later: Four shattering days after JFK's assassination Photos: Kennedy Hatred in 1960s Dallas Looks a Lot Like Obama Hatred Today Ahead of Anniversary, Promoting All Things Kennedy Crime & Courts Zimmerman out on bail, served divorce papers while in jail Attorney General Holder Promises Decision Soon in Zimmerman/ Martin Case Congressman Trey Radel, Busted On Cocaine Charge, Voted For Drug Testing Food Stamp Recipients Police: Son likely stabbed VA state Sen. Creigh Deeds, shot himself Energy, Climate & Environment Nora Caplan-Bricker: Conflicted about Keystone? Consider the horrific impact of an oil spill in AR Eduardo Porter: The Unavoidable Question in the Problem of Climate Change Nations In Turmoil Syrian rebels launch string of suicide attacks Deadly bomb attacks strike Baghdad Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai attack The War Over There Endless Afghanistan? Proposed U.S.-Afghan agreement would keep troops in place and funds flowing, perhaps indefinitely International News Malala Yousafzai gets EU's Sakharov human rights prize World powers, Iran in new attempt to reach nuclear deal Iran minister optimistic over nuclear deal Afghans initiate peace talks with Taliban States Of Confusion New York City bans tobacco sales to people under age 21 White supremacist serial killer Joseph Franklin executed in Missouri after hours of delay NRSC apologizes for Obama Girl tweet in Kentucky Midwest Roundup Nebraska GOP schedules debates for governor, U.S. Senate Omaha voting rights may be extended to people living outside city limits Text message scam hits Nebraska Republican Garrett wins special election for Iowa state Senate seat Facing The Consequences As we noted on Tuesday, while much of the media has been hyperventilating about Healthcare.gov, Obamacare enrollment actually seems to be sort of working now, and it could still succeed, much to the dismay of many on the right. Even as the website improves daily, Congress - or at least Congressional Democrats - have been attempting to get a few other things done. Republicans in the Senate, however, have been finding new excuses to do nothing. The one thing they have done sucessfully is to keep a lid on their Democratic colleagues and President Obama, specifically by obstructing the president's long list of judicial nominees from confirmation. Just this week, Republicans filibustered the third nomination by President Obama for what's often considered the second highest court in the nation, the D.C. Circuit Court. As Greg Sargent and others reported Tuesday afternoon, that act of obstruction by Senate Republicans may finally blow up in their faces, as it appears that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may finally use the 'nuclear option.' If this seems to you like a political version of Lucy yanking the football away from Charlie Brown yet again, we can't honestly disagree. We've been here several times before in the last few years, most recently in mid-July. As Jonathan Chait noted yesterday, though, things are a bit different this time... To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for November 20, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Jobs & The Economy October retail sales up 0.4%, beating forecasts Existing home sales drop to lowest level since June Consumer prices drop, thanks to lower gas Rep. Sandy Levin: Why Congress should talk to more unemployed workers Wall Street Watch JPMorgan Settles Mortgage Cases From 'Great Recession' with DOJ for a Record $13 Billion Everything you need to know about JPMorgan's $13 billion settlement Jia Lynn Yang: The Dow is hitting a record high. No, for real this time. 'Volcker Rule' Facing New Hurdles That Its Too Weak Economic Inequality Walmart offended by criticism of employee-oriented charity Walmart Can Afford To Pay All Workers $25,000 Without Raising Prices | Platinum Hypocrisy: The loudest calls for Social Security cuts are coming from those who don't have to worry Shaila Dewan: How the Safety Net Held Up in the Recession Budget Battles David Firestone: No Budget Because of HealthCare.gov NYTimes: A New G.O.P. Excuse for Doing Nothing Crime & Courts U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion restrictions Albuquerque Voters Reject Proposed 20-Week Abortion Ban Marriage Equality Illinois Governor Pat Quinn expected to sign gay marriage into law Wednesday  Intolerance in America Texas Natl. Guard refuses to process military housing allowance for gay couples Media Matters ESPN's FiveThirtyEight Announces Managing Editor, Key Editorial Hires | CNN's Jake Tapper to get temporary primetime run Did You Miss It On Monday? Here It Is Again! Your HuskerNutz Preview for November 20, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) National Concerns Tom Philpott: Is the Butterball Turkey Shortage for Real?  Money in Politics Harold Meyerson: Republicans now making it easier to buy an election than to vote in one White House Update Pres. Obama to meet Wednesday with insurance commissioners amid dispute | President Obama writes handwritten tribute to Gettysburg Address on 150th anniversary On The Left Hawaii Democratic State Rep. Uses Sledgehammer To Destroy Homeless People's Possessions | Senators to Obama: Congress Must Vote Before Another Decade of War in Afghanistan On The Right U.S. Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL) pleads guilty to cocaine charge Tod Lindberg: While No One Was Watching, Social Conservatives Just Lost Their Stranglehold on the GOP | Benjy Sarlin: GOP governors think they can save their party. They're wrong. Dana Milbank: The GOP's scary-movie strategy We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. Thanks for continuing to be a member! Paul Fell Shawn "Smith" Peirce Paul Fell Cartoons, Inc.