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Julian E. Zelizer, author of "Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security -- From World War II to the War on Terrorism," is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He points out that accusations of "soft on defense" are not new - they have existed since WW II. And he argues that they had very bad effects on US policies in the 1950s & 1960s.

'"Being unable to stop filibusters can make the party in power look ineffective," said Julian Zelizer , a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University , who's written extensively on the filibuster. "The Republican goal now is to make Obama look like an ineffective leader." Although minority Democrats used the filibuster extensively from 2006 on, 'Republicans appear to be taking the filibuster to a new level. They've filibustered 15 nominees to mid-level jobs that formerly got routine approval;' all but one ultimately were confirmed.