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

There's still more "fallout" from George Will's recent filibuster column, beyond what I already described. Mark R. Levin has a piece titled, "Will on Filibusters" in National Review, rebutting Will's points one by one. Powerline also takes Mr. Will to task, in a piece titled, "George Will on the Filibusters," written by Paul Mirengoff (a.k.a. "Deacon"). Of course, my definitive response to Mr. Will is still here (and some people comment on my response here).

Meanwhile, the conservative British politician Iain Duncan Smith has an op/ed titled "Minority Rules" in the New York Times. An excerpt:

Senate Democrats need to consider if their filibustering against President Bush's judicial nominations might eventually carry too big a price. The original filibusteros were Spanish and Portuguese pirates. They demanded a heavy price for releasing hijacked ships. But it was never set too high. For if the price became too dear, the authorities would decide that it was cheaper to eliminate such banditry than to tolerate it.

UPDATE: The Art of the Blog also takes on Mr. Will.