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By AndrewHyman Posted in Senate Rules — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

You can compare the "DRAFT DEAL" to the "FINAL DEAL," if you want. I think it's kind of interesting that the final deal seeks "a return to the early practices of our government," which would entail no more appearances by nominees before Senate committees (perhaps the signers of the deal didn't realize that hearings for nominees only began in the mid twentieth century).

Anyway, check out this interesting quote from Jonah Goldberg:

If I say two plus two equals four, and you say two plus two equals one billion, is it really such a great advance to split the difference and agree that it's somewhere near 500 million?

I hope we don't get into a situation where people like Senators DeWine and Graham argue for splitting the difference with the Democrats, on judicial filibusters.