[Empire_of_Liberty]

I hope that it does not require a rules change to get President Bush's judicial nominations through. This could also be a potential win for the Democrats (and may be their real goal) since the power to ram nominees through confirmation could be used very effectively by them in the future. I think they are falling back on the courts as their last line of defense. The courts have historically been the Democrats most powerful weapon.

[pgyanke]

That's defeatist thinking. Do what's right because it's right. We lose elections by playing "prevent defense" when we're in the majority. Don't just sit there saying "our political enemies could use this against us"... if the Dems get the majority back, they can change rule then and use it anyway. The difference is we can get something done in the meantime.