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Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole has a column today in the Washington Times. Here is his conclusion:

By creating a new 60-vote threshold for confirming judicial nominees, today's Senate Democrats have abandoned more than 200 years of Senate tradition. For the first time, judicial nominees with clear majority support are denied an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor through an unprecedented use of the filibuster. This is not a misrepresentation of history; it's a fact.

Senator Dole's column goes into some detail about the Fortas nomination, which we have discussed a bit here at confirmthem.

Also today in the Washington Times, there's an excellent editorial on the subject of compromises. And, the Washington Times also reports about Sen. Lindsey Graham:

Mr. Graham said that although he would consider a deal that doesn't guarantee votes for all the filibustered nominees, he would not oppose any of the nominees. "No," he said. "I'm not going to agree to vote 'no' on somebody just to get a deal."

SURPRISINGLY, SEN. GRAHAM SEEMS WILLING TO CONSIDER LETTING MAJORITY-SUPPORTED JUDICIAL NOMINEES NEVER GET UP-OR-DOWN VOTES.

Also, Former Solicitor General Charles Fried writes in the Boston Globe that, “This is really a political, not a constitutional fight...." George Weeks has a column in the Detroit News titled "Saad personifies troubled confirmation process." And, the Baltimore Sun reports on the President's role with regard to the so-called "nuclear option."