Your feedback on the compromise reached yesterday by moderate Senate Democrats and Republicans:

When I first learned about filibusters in US History in high school (a long time ago), my impression was that a filibuster was a complete waste of time and money by these 100 Senators.

My opinion hasn't changed (thirty years later) and now it's my money they are wasting instead of my parents' money.
-PW, Cos Cob

The fourteen senators that pulled this deal together won. They have effectively wrested power from extremist on both sides. I think most of the country will follow their leadership
-WB, Naples, FL

Once again I'm disappointed with the Democrats. Their strategy reminds me of the French in the beginning of World War 1, who were more interested in
limiting their losses than making a stand. Why are the Democrats getting so
excited by saying, "hey, we only lost half the farm, not the whole thing!"?
A Republican aide was quoted in the Times this morning as calling the Dems
"brain dead", and I really couldn't agree more.
-AW, East Village

Posted by leboheme at 02:35 PM