All the ranting and raving bloggers can go impale themselves on the anticipated spikes in their Sitemeters they hope to get from all their over-the-top rhetoric. Take a pill, guys.
The good Professor Bainbridge also thinks many of these bloggers need to think again.
Will somebody please get these folks some cheese to go with their whine? I find these reactions not only short-sighted but also surprisingly unconservative. They reflect a willingness to put possible short-term partisan gain (and I emphasize the word possible) over both principle and long-term advantage.
Begging to Differ offers some rampant, baseless speculation.
What is wrong with you guys? This is not a compromise. This is a surrender! The Democrats must have gone to bed last night with a smile on their faces.
The Nose on Your Face has the results of the most recent Zogby Poll (Hah!). The top answer? "Frist."
School children across the United States were asked: If you had to put someone down on the playground today, which insult would you be most likely to use?
Time will tell which of these schools of thought is correct. Was this a brilliant move by the Democrats? A brilliant strategic move by the Republicans? Or was it legitimately a compromise that will server our country well?
Rant away in the comments section, but remember that reasoned opinions and arguments based on logic present your position in a much better light than do namecalling and school-yard insults.
[Cross posted at Myopic Zeal]
Article comments
1 - Convex
Am I the only one that sees this as a straight loss for the democrats? Look to the beginning to put this in perspective: if you accept that the fillibuster SHOULD be there, than the democrats have effectively approved 3 controversial nominees in order to preserve power base. Nothing is lost by the GOP. Sad day.
2 - Mark Saleski
yep, i think they caved (again)....knocked over by the republicans endless stream of "up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote"
3 - Dave Nalle
It's a loss for the Dems, but not because of the three nominees. There's nothing at all controversial about the people that are getting confirmed. All 3 of them are more moderate than some of the judges Clinton appointed. If you think they're controversial you've been reading silliness from moveon.org.
The reason it's a loss for the Dems is that they've basically agreed to give up the filibuster on the next supreme court nominee, so now Rehnquist can retire and Bush can appoint a moderate Republican from the appelate court and they have to shut up about it.
And it's not a sad day. It's a victory for reason and compromise over partisanship and greed.
Dave
4 - Convex
I find your definition of the word "basically" amusing. In this case it means "not". If Bush tries to appoint a moderate (which is unlikely) then they may not fillbuster, just as they haven't for several of Bush's other appointees.
But if not, it all comes down to the definition of "extraordinary circumstances".
And who is saying Clinton's appointees haven't been controversial? As I recall, some of them had been stopped by republicans.
Stop building up these straw men that you can knock down. Stick to the issue.
5 - RJ
Oh, just great.
The GOP, in complete control of the Senate, the House, and the White House, blows its one and only opportunity to get actual CONSERVATIVES on the USSC.
Souter as Chief Justice? Maybe. Because the Dems sure as hell won't allow Scalia or Thomas to get that position...
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