About the "nuclear option"

Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is holding in reserve the option of a rules change, that would eliminate the Senate's ability filibuster judicial nominations.

...the proposed change in Senate precedents that Democrats call the "nuclear option" to make it sound radical. If the Democrats filibuster again, Mr. Frist would ask for a ruling from the presiding officer that under Senate Rule XXII only a simple majority vote is required to end debate on judicial nominations. Assuming 51 Senators concur, the Senate would then proceed to an up-or-down floor vote on the nominee.

I forget where the subject came up, but I recall someone wondering whose idea it had been to call the rules change "the nuclear option". My suspicion at the time was that it had been coined by the Democrats, in order to make the Republicans sound as dangerous, reckless, and irresponsible as possible.

Now it appears I was right. But right or wrong, why in the world would I think such a thing about the Democrats?

Hmmmmmm?