[mikeus_maximus]

Moreover, by forbidding future filibusters of judicial nominations except under “extraordinary circumstances,” the agreement establishes a new benchmark for future conduct in the United States Senate — namely, that other qualified judges who are firmly committed to the law, like Owen, Brown, and Pryor, deserve an up-or-down vote, too.

This argument naively assumes that the Dems must act logically consistent or the MSM and the American public will hold them accountable. That never happens.

This was our best chance to defeat the Dems and MSM in their PR campaign on the fillibuster tactic. The GOP has set us up for a loss on the S Ct. nominee.

[My2Cents]

This was our best chance to defeat the Dems and MSM in their PR campaign on the fillibuster tactic.

I think what yesterday's wildcat "deal" showed is that Frist had at best 49 votes for the nuclear option.