[Hebrews 11:6]

Thank you, kristinn, for your very perceptive post #100; the Dems obviously caved.

And thank you, gsgop, for your many lucid posts on this thread, as well as your mature demeanor in the face of hot rhetoric. Your post #116, where you noticed the home-states of the compromisers, nailed the situation exactly.

I've read the first 150 posts on this thread, and no one has commented on this feature of the deal. After Frist announced the deal, Reid said on the Senate floor that this finally puts the eight Clinton years behind them, obviously meaning that the Dems no longer can hold over the GOP the Clinton nominees who never got a vote. We'll hold them to that. They can always gin up more excuses, but they've given up that cherished old one.

[BobL]

Well you asked. OK, you too are a RINO.

We lost, and if you have any doubts, why not take a look at what the Dems think of this deal:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1803753

Based on the posts on this thread, something tells me the results would be opposite if the same poll were given here.

The bottom line here is that the Dems keep the right to filibuster, and the Reps lose the right of majority rule. That may suit you, but it has angered the Republicans, big time, and made the Dems very, very happy.