Filibuster deal

14 senators reached a deal yesterday afternoon to toss a few judicial nominees under a bus in exchange for agreeing to perform their Constitutional duty and vote on a few others who previously were "too extreme" to be considered. So, 14 senators can decide who deserves a vote but 55 can not. Amazing display of acting weak from a position of strength by the Republican majority.
A lot of bloggers have weighed in on this deal so I'm not going to repeat what they wrote. Here are links to a few.
Michelle Malkin
Captain's Quarters
Hugh Hewitt breaks down the winners and losers.
Riehl World View on the principle of the matter.
No Left Turns has a detailed review which includes this advice:

If I were doing the spinning on the Republican side, here’s some of what I’d say. Democratic happiness over this deal gives the lie to the rhetoric of extremism they have used to smear three worthy nominees--Priscilla Owen, William Pryor, and Janice Rogers Brown--and which they will of course use to smear others.

Don Surber has links to many bloggers reactions. Don believes this is a victory of sorts for the Republicans. I don't know, I see a lot of Dem's gloating this morning.

The problem I see with this deal besides the whole giving in when you don't have to is this: If you make a deal with the Devil you need to understand you're the only one that will stick to the deal. All the 7 Dem's promised is they wouldn't filibuster except in extraordinary circumstances. Okay, remind me again, who determines what constitutes extraordinary circumstances? The ACLU?, Bob Byrd?, NARAL? Harry Reid?, NOW?, Babs Boxer? WHO? Obviously, the majority isn't going to make that call.