The American Spectator

p> ANATOMY OF A DEAL br> Re: The Prowler’s Here’s the Deal : /p> p>John McCain has pulled a Jeffords. The Democrats gave up nothing. They were going to lose the judicial filibuster and all those judges would have gone through anyway. McCain and his dupes preserved the filibuster for Democrats. Bill Frist has proven to be a very poor leader. He should have banned judicial filibusters at the beginning of the congressional session. He has put us through an agonizing five months of waiting, and now McCain has filled the vacuum. It’s John McCain’s Senate for the next two years. Very bad news for conservatives. br> — C. Baker /p> p> You either whip a bully straight up or he keeps bullying you. I’m surprised Prowler bought the insider spin on this ignominious cave-in by McCain (toady to the press) and the other six wimps (toadies to McCain). The president should make interim appointments on each of his senatorially scuttled judicial nominations. He won’t, though; he’s never been 100-percent resolute on anything. br> — unsigned /p> p> “There is no way this agreement that breaks Democratic obstruction can be spun any way other than as a victory for Republicans and the Bush Administration.” Oh, really? Wait and see what the advocacy print and broadcast media will do when they get hold of the story, should one actually happen.