Deal averts filibuster showdown

MSNBC ^ | May 23, 2005 | Associated Press

[kennedy]

Centrists from both parties reached a compromise Monday night to avoid a showdown on President Bush’s stalled judicial nominees and the Senate’s own filibuster rules, officials from both parties said.

[jakerobins]

Sounds like the democrats got everything they wanted. Dang Republicans CAVED again. If Lindsey Graham had anything to do with this i'm going to e-mail him and go to his office pesonally.

[SmithL]

Then line them up and vote on them. I want to see.

[TruthConquers]

“extraordinary circumstances.”

EVERYONE is an "extradordinary circumstance" to the dems!

Gads, this better not stand.

[FreedomNeocon]

The fallout for the RHINOS will be E-NOR-MOUS!

[Williams]

The democrats are "allowing" the minority, women judges they didn't dare stop. And they are retaining the right to filibuster others, including to the Supreme Court. OY. And unless I'm wrong, the republicans are agreeing not to change the rules at that time. They are total idiots.

[A Strict Constructionist]

They are more interested in the members of their exclusive little "country club" than in the Constitution. It's time that we open up the membership to other folksm that believe in standing for something beside elections.

[Conservative til I die]

The GOP should be renamed The POS. ANd they wonder why conservatives like me are withdrawing from the political arena.

[QQQQQ]

"Earlier, officials from both parties, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the agreement would clear the way for yes or no votes on some of Bush’s nominees but make no guarantee.

And the Republicans fell for THIS???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Perdogg]

Let's think about this for a second. It may not be such a bad deal. There are still questions whether the GOP actually had the votes to carry out a rule change.

Now it has back the dems into a corner. If they try to block a supreme court nomination, the GOP can always change rules right?

[crz]

I cant just hear it now.

"If this isnt extraordinary I dont know what is.."

Anyone wanna bet that the dems will use that as an excuse? I bet they'll do the deed before the year is out and before 6 nominees are sent up.

[NCSteve]

I mailed my change of registration in this morning. Welcome to the growing ranks of the unaffiliated.

[LS]

I agree with your sentiments. However, this is the media "spin." Look at what has happened. We get Owens. Whoever is up next, Frist will do the SAME EXACT THING, and either we'll be right back here, or there will be another "nuke."

This may---I repeat---MAY have been a way for the Dems to 'save face" despite another horrendous loss. If that's the case---and I again say IF---then who cares how it "looks." I want the judges, not the appearance.

[johnpaul]

This is a sad day for the Republican party, and the conservative movement in this country! The Dems will likely gain in Congress in 2006 because of this kind of cowardice. What's the matter with you folks in Arizona????? Is McCain the best you can do??

[Meldrim]

It sounds as though all ten will get a vote from the entire senate. I'm glad however, that both of the men I contributed to last cycle (Burr and Coburn) had nothing to do with this...

No need to leave the GOP. Just keep sending the money to better candidates.

[fire and forget]

Republicans did not cave. A handful of RINOS apparently did.

[PzLdr]

I want to see the b*stards punished. No access to the White House. Pet projects killed. Primary challengers encouraged. The language is nebulous,like "health of the mother" on abortion. And you know where that led.

[broncozr]

Although I know I'm a big (R) sheep for asking this, is there a good resource for phone numbers/e-mail addresses for the Senate. It seems that every time I look on the Senators' personal sites, they give you some form to fill out (that no one ever reads).

The Republican Party is on the precipice of doing some great things, but bending over like this puts all of that in jeopardy.

[ilovew]

Lindsey Graham was AT the news conference. Stupid, sorry traitor of a senator.

[QQQQQ]

"For their part, Republicans agreed not to support an attempt to strip Democrats of their right to block votes."

In other words the Republicans surrendered to the minority.