Well the leaked call ha had with No labels and their donors was all about preserving the filibuster to prevent progressive legislation from passing, tax increases would be my guess.
And this quote from the office interview has him looking like some old coot complaining about the price of a Snickers bar.
Son of a bitch—they think that they can spend a billion dollars or a hundred million dollars and that’ll take care of making it right?” He went on, “They want me to change. To agree . I say, No, I’m not going to change.”*
We’re talking about bills in the trillions and he’s referencing 100 million dollars? Past his prime, tossed about in the wake of modernity.