[StayoutdaBushesWay]

Ditto!

[San Jacinto]

It is an absolute certainty that the committee will vote the judge down 10-9. That will probably be the end of the fight, but it is possible Bush will gain a political advantage from all this and the Dems look like political hacks (which they are).

I see one scenario where the judge may get a floor vote, and it is not necessarily a good one. If Daschle can cut a back room deal with 2 RINOs, he can say, "Ok, we will make a big concession in the name of bi-partisanship--unprecedented--we are so generous and fair."

Then the vote: Pickering gets 2 Dem votes (McClennan of Ga and Hollings of SC), but 2 RINOs defect (You name the prospects) and Pickering looses 51-49. Daschle says--"See, all this over nothing. Now it's the Republicans turn to be Bi-Partisan!"

I could be wrong, but it seems to me that the pro-choice crowd might get their 2 RINOs