[B.O. Plenty]

They could vote....and debate. R's couldn't rely on 4 of them anyway. Snowe, Collins, McCain, and Cahffee are as likely to vote with democrats as vote with republicans and always have. It now has been proven for all to see that the rest of the gang of weasles can't be counted on either. Would you be at ease knowing that, say Senator Warner has the deciding vote on a Supreme Court nomination?....I didn't think so.

What do you call what has happened if it is not disastreous? Look at what is going on! The 7 have created such consternation and anger within the party that I have never seen. 7 senators have decided on their own to transfer to themselves the representation of all people who voted Republican. My senators are Hutchison and Cornyn not McCain and Snow for crying out loud....but now I suppose I have 7 weasles for my senators. Its disguisting and maddening....and I want these 7 to pay now!

[Tulane]

Making them pay not doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. In a sense we lost the battle but not whe war. We can still get our person on the Supreme Court...time will tell...if we have trouble with the Supreme appointment, then maybe it is time for heads to roll...until then, we'll see.

And a bit tangential, but here goes: I disagreed with the comprimise but I understand one of the underlying reasons for it: the democrats could always win back a majority...then we'll want to filabuster judges, won't we?

[BikerNYC]

7 senators have decided on their own to transfer to themselves the representation of all people who voted Republican.

I don't think so. That's like saying the deciding voter on any issue has taken it upoin himself to represent all the people.

The signatories of this agreement have formed a little bi-partisan voting block, which any group of senators or representatives has the right to do. It just so happens that with this issue, their voting block gets to decide because the vote is otherwise so close.

Last week: No agreement, no judges.

This week: An agreement, one judge.

That advances the ball.