Recall the Gang of 14 deal which broke the log jam for Bush’s judicial nominees? Well yesterday the Senate Judicial committee passed through a nominee who has languished in the Senate for 14 years! Yep, you heard right. Terrence Boyle has been trying to get confirmation since the administration of Bush I. But what is […]

The filibuster deal was the beginning of a major PR chess game between Reps and Dems. As I posted previously, the dems have been testing a shell game with words to try and hide from the public (those sneaks!) the fact they are still filibustering by claiming the non-cloture vote is for gaining more information […]

Donald Lambro writes today in the Washington Times Insider Politics Blog about the filibuster issues in a way that clearly makes him a candidate for the Coalition of the Chillin’. Some excerpts. Suddenly it looks like the Senate’s anti-filibuster deal by the Gang of 14 was a bad move for the Democrats and a clever […]

I decided we needed a Carnival of The Chillin, given the successes the last week or so confirming judges. So here it is, in reverse alphabetical order of the Blog Roll, for those with a post up on the week’s events – sorry if I missed anyone! Vote For Judges on the recent Washington Post […]

Well, as three new judicial nominees were confirmed today it appears the Coalition’s coolness in response to the ‘deal’ showed the strength of “chillin wisdom”. As the the meaning sinks in on what the deal meant for dems and the GOP, more and more people are beginning to see the dems are the ones painted […]

The vote is on (5:00 PM Eastern)! Pretty much a party line vote as they go through the roll. Byrd crossed over! He must be in trouble in ’06, OK, maybe that was Burr yes, and Byrd no. Nelson of Nebraska crossed over. Obama was a ‘no’, that will play well in the African American […]

Liberals are beginning to express doubts about the Senate deal to end the filibuster of judicial nominees, as illustrated in a Washington Post article today: Democrats generally cheered, and Republicans groused, when a bipartisan group of senators crafted a compromise on judicial nominations last month. But with the Senate now confirming several conservative nominees whom […]

Many felt the GOP lost terribly when the filibuster deal was made at the 11th hour. Then again, many felt that this was a first skirmish in a strategic political battle where the GOP had to win the filibuster fight, win the nominations and win the respect and support of the American people (mainly the […]

There are more and more voices coming out who agree with the Coalition of the Chillin’ that the filibuster deal is a transient step in a much longer process. Yes, there are seven Republican senators who signed on to the deal. But is there anyone with even a superficial knowledge of political reality who believes […]

Sen Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the previous chairman of the judicial committee now being led by Sen Arlen (I promise to get floor votes on nominees) Specter (R-PA), discusses the compromise deal made last week in Human Events. He could be a candidate for the Coalition of the Chillin’ given his take on the current state […]