Nuclear option is the ANSWER
Absolutely, positively, completely, utterly, and totally. Stand firm, Mr. President!
I agree. Paul Weyrich is usually on target and I usually like his commentary.
However, this fear of breaking the filibuster because it might come back to haunt the Republicans when the RATs are in power is wrong.
We MUST get our judges on the bench now. It is crazy to not do this out of fear of what may happen in ten years when the tables are reversed. We have the strength NOW. We need to act NOW.
To not act will keep the Senate in a go nowhere tug of war for another decade. At the end of Bush's term in Jan. 2009, we need to look back and say "this is what we accomplished" and that MUST include saying we put a large number of judges on the bench who (hopefully) are strict Constitutionalists.
Just imagine saying that "we allowed the Senate DemocRATs to obstruct most of our agenda" (including judicial nominees).
If we do, then we should toss the Republican Party in the dumpster for good.