Read Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell's Dr. Seuss-esque filibuster debate

Democrats do not like the nuclear option, man. But the GOP, well, it sure is a fan.

All preschool-level rhyming aside, the Senate voted Wednesday, largely along party lines, to invoke the so-called "nuclear option" and make it easier to confirm President Trump's nominees. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wasn't too pleased with the decision, and when he shared that feeling, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) countered him with an absolutely Shakespearean stanza, The New York Times reports.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.