So...

What would the reaction have been if Democrats used the filibuster-based procedural rules to block a Military funding bill when the Republicans were in power?

Same can be said for filibustering the START Treaty -- these usually pass by over 90%.

In either case, the vitriol would have been political fodder. But it rolls right off of the Republicans. The Dems need to learn that trick.

And I'm not even talking about legislation that the Republicans write and sponsor, but when it comes time to vote, they don't want to give the White House or the Democrats a win -- and so vehemently oppose their own bills (DREAM Act, almost all of the Health Care Act, among others.)

Might it be explained by the fact that the use of the filibuster has more than doubled since the Republicans fell out of absolute power?