You may be correct. I just heard on MSNBC that this panders to the Democrats by Frist acting like the R's lost and it saves face for the Democrats, since they were defeated anyway. So it was a face saving exercise for the Democrats, and the R's didn't lose much, so far. The Dems can call it a "victory" for them and the R's can pout, when in reality it's a small loss for the R's.
What you think?
I think the Republicans did not give up their rights, and that's what counts. Given a show of bad faith on the part of the 'Rats - and that has been their history - Frist can still present the nuclear option to the Senate at any time. The real game here is the Supreme Court - we all know that. We won't really know who won this game of Texas Hold 'em until the first Supreme appointment is submitted.