It's galling.
Bush won't seriosuly consult with democrats and he doesn't have to either.
The way I read this, is that if the democrats invoke "extraordinary circumstance" on pro life nominees, then the nuke is back on the table.
"He [Lanny Davis] said President Bush will have to CONSULT WITH THESE MODERATE SENATORS IN THE FUTURE, (puke)."
That's what I've been saying tonight - hate to agree with Lanny Davis on anything, but the big winners tonight are the RINOs who in a remarkable power play have asserted an absolutely controlling role in all future judicial nominations from Pres. Bush. The RINO votes (some of them) were always needed, but now in effect they have asserted their power to decide yay or nay on whether the "constitutional option" ever goes further, rather than letting it be a matter of "party discipline" which all Rs could be expected to support. McPain and friends have demanded that Bush pay more attention to their views and approvals, else they will not play ball with the WH on nominees.
Lanny Davis is blowin smoke. President Bush knows what path he intends to take with regard to judicial nominees coming down the pike and my guess is he will not be consulting about it first. We suffered no loss here other than delay to fight another day. All options are on the table according to Frist's statement.