LOL. Um - somehow I think America will survive. My initial reaction was that this was terrible. The more I look at it - it could be complete victory. If all the nominees get a vote without changing the rules - we have complete victory. I don't see any agreement to kill certain nominations. We will need a few weeks to determine if this was terrible or not.
On th flipside - the economy is still good, gas prices are falling, Dean is still chair of the Dem party. Plenty of positive signs for 2006.
Now - if we could just get the Republicans to be fiscal conservatives again - we would be set!
Well, I think that this will split the GOP and pave the way for A Rat win in 06 amd 08, and I thinkj that that is exactly what McCain is up too.
Unless Bush does something radical (like recess appointments) he has jjust become a lame duck.
The media will not let this go. They wil tout this as a roll back of the "far right." I bet it sticks.
This is a huge setback for the conservative cause.