A "bright side" to the judicial compromise?

Human Events' Barney Brenner thinks so:

Not only have the seven Republican compromisers compromised their own ability to oppose changing Senate rules when the Dems act up again, but more significantly, the seven Democrat “moderates” have discarded much of their cover for opposing the filibuster when the inevitable well-qualified Supreme Court nominee comes on the scene. For the thinnest of upsides, either merely delaying a vote for a rule change or having a chance to desperately claim an “extraordinary circumstance,” the latter seven have swapped their power to impede in exchange for forever compromising their standard for who qualifies as an acceptable circuit court judge – and by extension, an acceptable Supreme Court justice. Even the value to the libs of the phrase “extraordinary circumstances” has been gutted by their colleagues agreeing to cloture on three clearly conservative, originalist jurists.

The dishonestly named “nuclear option” is not only still intact, but the political fallout from its still-possible use – which will be more justified than ever if it’s needed – will no longer contaminate Republican electoral strategy.

In other words, the actions of the seven Democrats indicate that "the dam has cracked" in their party's obstructionist unity and further filibustering will only hurt them in the eyes of voters in 2006. Talk about seeing the glass half full.

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