Nucular Option Averted
Well, it's official: a compromise has been reached on the issue of the filibustering of President Bush's judicial nominees. The deal, which is somewhat vague ("Senators being vague? Surely you jest!"), will pave the way for confirmation votes on the nominations of Janice Rogers Brown, Priscilla Owen, and William Pryor.
In return, the Republicans promise not to go all Manhattan Project on their collective asses. The right to filibuster remains intact, with the possibly meaningless caveat that it is only to be employed in "extreme" circumstances.
A distraught Marvin the Martian was on hand to provide additional analysis.
Mark Coffey, on the other hand, seems pleased. Surprisingly, so does Markos Moulitsas, though the lovable misfits that populate his site seem to disagree. Some are making the larger point that, by letting these nominees through, the Democrats involved have essentially conceded that they're not extremists after all, and have thus created a new de facto standard for what constitutes an acceptable judicial nominee.
Still, that's the bright side to a compromise that, on the surface alone, probably leans slightly in the Democrats' favor. John Hinderaker is more or less disgusted, but thinks this merely postpones the issue, as the stage is still set for another legislative staring contest when a seat opens up on the Supreme Court. He's right...the ballgame's just been delayed.
» May 23rd, 2005
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