[A Balrog of Morgoth]

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?

Well, it's probably not a good idea to plan now for the day you are in the minority. It could end up being a self-fulfilling prophecy. But, that doesn't matter, really...

If a moveon.org-fueled Democrat party ever captures the Senate, those 51 votes to change the rules will materialise before every senator has even made it to their seats.

[Tulane]

True. Could very well happen. Doesn't matter, to me though, if the MOVEon crowd ever does get 51 seats, you can call me a resident of Costa Rica >>>sarcasm<<<<<.