Calling the compromise made on the "nuclear option" a good deal ("Senators Make Deal, Avoid Fight on Judges," May 24) reminds me of the guy who comes out of the casino and says, "I won a hundred bucks!" but fails to tell you he left thousands there the week before.
Republicans can laugh behind closed doors because they got exactly what they wanted: to push through judges who have drawn fire from civil-rights, women's-rights, public-interest, religious, environmental and labor groups, are fanatically loyal to big business, oppose protection for gays and are rigidly right wing.
They extracted this so-called deal from Democrats by simply changing the subject. "We won't fight about judges anymore . . . we'll eliminate what little power you have left (the filibuster) in a GOP-controlled Senate and you will be so worried about that, you'll cave to our demands."
Through this "concession" they can appear "reasonable" while continuing to consolidate power through judicial appointments. Not only Democrats got snookered. We all did.
-Mary Ann Dorsett,
Des Moines.
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