The agreement doesn't require the Republicans to vote against ANY cloture. The part about the 2 additional judges specifically says that nobody in the agreement is required to vote EITHER WAY on them. None of the republicans in the agreement are going to vote to support a filibuster on any of the nominees. The question to be answered is whether 5 of the 7 democrats will vote against cloture on Myers, not how the republicans vote.
Insightful.
Again, we'll see. If the Democrats weren't interested in filibustering the non-approved nominees then they would have been approved. So the implication is that they will be filibustered. Therefore, the compromise is like an emperor with no clothes and it solved nothing. If so, then we are right back where we started and then the RINOs have to either put up or shut up. If Frist is serious about up or down votes, then he needs to reassert his leadership (which this compromise is an end run around) can call for votes on the non-approved nominees. This compromise hinges on Frist not calling the vote.