One Last Comment

Via Kos : There are those who think any compromise is a sign of weakness, and there's little that can be said to change their mind. But here are the plain, unspun facts: * Democrats hold 44 seats in the 100 seat Senate. One independent sides with the Democrats, giving Dems a 10-seat deficit. * Reid had 49 votes. He needed 51 to defeat Frist's nuclear option. * Reid needed at least two of four undecided Republicans. * Had Reid come up short, the filibuster would be dead in judicial matters. * If the filibuster was dead, Bush would've been able to put anyone on the Supreme Court. Anyone. * Radical Christian Rightist James Dobson is demanding the right to choose the next Supreme Court nominee. * Dobson's biggest enemy is the filibuster. Hence, he forced Frist to engage in the nuclear option. * Because of the deal, Dobson can't choose the next Supreme Court justice. Bush's choice, if too extreme, faces the prospect of a filibuster. In order to save face, Republicans have gotten up or down votes on most of the handful of judges who are currently being filibustered. It's a price, but a relatively small one to pay to protect the filibuster during the next Supreme Court battle. Given that we have a 10-seat deficit in the Senate, that's no small feat. Well said. I would urge you to go to DailyKos and read the comments to his analysis of the deal. There you will get a look at the pro and con thoughts from our side of the compromise. If you take the time to do this, you will find most of the progressive "reality based community" posts intelligent and fact-based comments that distinguish themselves intellectually from the hate-filled and whiney comments you have read in my posts from the right-wing blogs.