Uh oh, this can't be good...

That was my thought when I saw John McCain standing next to Robert Byrd, as they announced their compromise on the issue of Senate filibusters of appellate judicial nominees: (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7962734/)

Reminds me of the Groucho Marx quote about not wanting to join any club that would accept himself as a member. If Robert Byrd, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, is involved, it can't be too beneficial for the Republicans.

This, of course, is the loophole that even Michael Moore could run thru:
The agreement said future judicial nominees should “only be filibustered under extraordinary circumstances,” with each senator — presumably the Democrats — holding the discretion to decide when those conditions had been met.

Isn't that special... Each senator holds the discretion to decide. Each senator...gets to decide!
Of what value is that "rule"?!?

So Bush gets three of his nominees-uh oh, not so fast, there! He gets to have a vote on his three, but no gaurantees after that...!

Brad