As can be found on multiple web sites, TV stations, newspapers, etc etc etc, a deal has been brokered to stop the 'nuclear option' from being launched. There are those on both sides of the aisle who will say they won and those who will declare depression, claiming their side surrendered.
Here's how I see it....Bill Frist was the puppet, James Dobson was pulling the strings. Both demanded the world and both claimed they'd never compromise over this. They caved. Therefore, we KNOW they didn't have the votes to pull this off, or they would have pushed it to the limit.
We won. Democracy lives for another day.
We didn't win ...
We didn't lose.
All it amounts to is kicking the can down the road.
Posted by: Paul | May 24, 2005 at 02:58 PM