Shorter "Compromise"

This is about right. As near as I can figure, the GOP gets their worst nominees through, gives up nothing whatsoever (and, no, I don’t count vague promises as “something”), and we don’t get the nuclear option, which would at least allow the Dems to kill the filibuster. What’s the upside here?

UPDATE: I have to say that I think Yglesias was right the first time. I don’t think the missives of Bauer and Dobson mean anything; their interests are served by being maximalists. In addition, I think there’s some question about whether they’re thinking clearly about the long-term effects of eliminating the filibuster. Dobson’s jeremiad, for example, claims that Scalia would not be on the Court today if the filibuster had been permitted; leaving aside the fact that the filibuster was not in fact prohibited, Scalia passed 98-0. You’ll forgive me if I don’t draw inferences based on Dobson’s political analysis.