[BobL]

"If you pulled the nuclear option now - you would get all three appointments, plus several others and no concerns about a Scalia or Thomas nomination to the Chief Justice chair."

The fact that we cannot now replace a Rehnquist with a clone-Rehnquist means that we are actually LOSING ground in the Supreme Court, even though we control all branches of government.

If that's a victory, then I'm all for defeat.

[kristinn]

The deal may be worse than advertised. From The New York Times:

Democratic officials said an unwritten aspect of the pact is that two nominees not named in the deal - Brett Kavanaugh and William J. Haynes - would not be confirmed and would be turned aside either at the committee level or on the floor.