[Thom Pain]

1. Assume that President Bush nominated the best candidates possible for the judiciary, and note that the Dims did not invoke the "extraordinary circumstances (EC)" option.
2. Justices Owen, Brown, and Pryor gain approval to the circuit bench.
3. One or more justices of the U.S. Supreme Court retires,
4. President Bush nominates the best candidates possible (Owen, Brown and/or Pryor) to the SCOTUS.
5. Dims face a choice:
   1. Invoke the "EC" and look like even bigger fools as they filibuster
   2. Watch silently as Owen, Brown and/or Pryor pass on the floor of the Senate
6. Note to Dims: Don't play poker with Dubya

[exit82]

Thom, you have discounted the tremendous spin by the Rat favoring media that keeps the average Joe in the dark.

The Dims came off as huge winners this week. The Dims don't care about looking like fools, because they know their media shills will spin it to their advantage. And the Dims cannot be counted on to honor any so-called agreement.

If this is poker, it isn't being played very well. Two judges are now in limbo that should have gotten a vote.

The principle that a President's nominees have a right to be voted on has been lost for the time being.

The Dims need to be put down, politically speaking, on this issue.

And I'm still waiting for a Republican, poker playing or not, that has the balls to do it.