[goldstategop]

You forgot to list the seven Democrats who signed this deal. With only 36 Senators, Dingy Reid lost the ability to sustain a cloture vote. His party didn't exactly hang together. 7 Democrats abandoned their own party to make a deal with RINOs. I don't think the liberal interest groups are exactly cheering this. Their own party sold them out too.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[livius]

Democrats abandoned their own party to make a deal with RINOs.

Interesting take on it. I'm trying to sort out reality from perception here.

Of course, in any case, the press is going to portray it as a Dem win.

[handy]

You forgot to list the seven Democrats who signed this deal. With only 36 Senators, Dingy Reid lost the ability to sustain a cloture vote. His party didn't exactly hang together. 7 Democrats abandoned their own party to make a deal with RINOs. I don't think the liberal interest groups are exactly cheering this. Their own party sold them out too.

I didn't forget, Harry was already Minority leader. It looks like 7 Rinos have now turned Frist into one also. The RINOs screwed their party out of a victory, the 7 Dems cut a great deal for their side in giving up only 3 judges.

Huge PR victory for the Dems to not have to vote against those 3.

I'm not so mad at Frist, but those 7 RINOS are another matter.