You Knew It Was Coming
Senators Avert Showdown Over Filibusters
You knew this was coming. 14 Senators (7 from each party) got together and decided how the filibuster thing was going to play. Many of the nominees will now get their nods and head to the bench. It’s unclear who will not get the nod, and the 7 Dems agree not to filibuster except in extreme circumstances. (Would that be if Clearance Thomas gets appointed to Chief Justice, what about if Alberto Gonzales gets nominated, who knows). I don’t blame them for cutting the deal, it was too easy for so few to get that many more cookies for having that kind of power on a heated issue. Not to mention the press time the GOP centrists will get with the liberals swooning over them, and both sides having what could be a face-saving out.
I’m not broken up about this too much. We’ll see how it plays but I would rather have actually SEEN a filibuster take place before all this went down. The true test will be what happens when there are Supreme Court vacancies, then we’ll see what this deal really means.
