[JulieRNR21]

FNC....Major Garrot.....Dems will retain filibuster in the future for 'extraordinary circumstances'.

GOP will get votes for nominees (number not determined).

This soesn't sound good.....looks like a cave to me.

[Dog]

They caved .....oh no.

[txrangerette]

Not necessarily. If they think they can filibuster later, then so can Frist invoke the Constitutional option later. If we get up/down votes on each of these nominees, that is not a defeat. If any of them are denied that, or there is a backroom deal to defeat any of them when they otherwise would have passed, then I would agree with you.

[kcvl]

Frist just confirmed there is a deal per Fox News.

The spineless moderates rule again! They make me sick!!!

[Bogeygolfer]

This is infinately better than what we've had for the past 13 years......... This is a face saving measure for the dems and that makes sense to me. I've been concerned about the fallout and how it would break for weeks now. This way we get what we want and no fallout. I'm confused on why this has so many folks calling for heads to roll. We win when the judges are confirmed, period.

[Tabi Katz]

Such "Extraordinary circumstances" to be determined by - you guess it - the Dims.

[trubluolyguy]

"Dems will retain filibuster in the future for "extraordinary circumstances".....

Meaning if the nominee is Pro-life, anti pervogay marraige, and loves his/her country, this person will be filibustered. You can bet the pubbies will have NO BALLS to use the nuke option then either.