Decision ‘08

It’s a Great Day…

…for supporters of a conservative judiciary, and you can feel the celebration in the air. It’s also a great day for those of us who were out front on the Gang of 14 deal, and while it be may be a bit unseemly to toot our own horns, we’re doing a little tootin’ all the same. Adam C. joins in at RedState:

Whatever your original opinion on “The Deal,” one should acknowledge that Justices Roberts and Alito are a result of the agreement. Today 42 obstructionist Senators voted against a “well-qualified” nominee because they disagree with his judicial philosohphy [sic] of allegiance to the original intent of the Constitution. Technically, they could have filibustered Justice Alito. However, due to “The Deal” such an effort was impossible. All 7 of the Democratic members of the “gang of 14″ voted against cloture thus dooming the effort. Since the cloture vote was not going to pass, a slew of other responsible Democrats bolted from the unprecendented partisan filibuster of a majority-supported nominee. But those Democrats might have been convinced to vote against cloture if it wasn’t for the efforts of the “gang.”

Well said, well said…

One Response to “It’s a Great Day…”

1 Greg D Says:
February 1st, 2006 at 12:35 am
Well, I still think the “Gang of 14″ deal sucked (it allowed the Dems to continue to fillibuster some Bush nominees). But I will admit it did have one advantage:

It meant the Dems got to have their fillibuster debacle.