"It is a victory for the Senate if they can get on with their business, even if they're just

"It is a victory for the Senate if they can get on with their business, even if they're just postponing future bickering."
Thomas Cronin
Presidential historian, on the Senate's filibuster compromise.
"They won't get any help from us -- none. We busted our hump to get a president who would appoint judges who would be more just. Republican senators betrayed us."
Norman Pawlewski
Of the Iowa Christian Coalition, on the seven Republicans who helped negotiate the compromise on President Bush's judicial nominees. The moderate Republicans joined hands with seven moderate Democrats in searching for a solution to this highly partisan issue.