Michael Carvin, a Washington lawyer who worked to advance the nominations of previous conservative judges, said there was some discussion about holding off on the decision to try to eliminate the Senate judicial filibuster until there is a Supreme Court nomination, since a Democratic filibuster of such a nomination might engender more public outrage."A manhood issue". It's the politics of emasculation. Delightfully concise way of describing much of the Republican leadership's style...
But the Republicans cannot agree to a compromise that does not eliminate the filibuster for judicial nominees, he said. ''Now, it's an issue of leadership for both the Senate majority leader" -- Bill Frist of Tennessee -- ''and the president," Carvin said. ''It's a manhood issue."
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