And that is exactly what I think this "Moderate" agreement says. We'll stop using the filibuster and go back to the previous 214 year tradition and you won't change the Rules to formalize the tradition.
The result is the same as if we had formalized the Rules change to make the tradition crystal-clear. We still will not see filibusters of judicial nominees going forward except maybe a very rare case. If the moderate Democrats go right back to stonewalling judicial nominees using filbusters, these seven Democrats will be the ones who breached the agreement first.
This is not a big deal. I have predicted for months that the Democrats would allow votes if they thought they would lose the "nuke" vote. They were hoping to fight another day. Now the Moderate Dems have said that they will only filibuster in "extraordinary" circumstances. Everyone knows that every judge can't be extraordinary. They thought they would lose and they backed down. The RINOS may have given them a couple of small sweeteners (we'll see) but the continuous filibustering is now over...
McCain is a traitor.
Not only has he lost my vote in any future endeavor, but he has also earned my active enmity.
I will contribute to his defeat. I will work for his defeat. He has been a blight on this party for too long.
Have you read the agreement yet? It's BAD!