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Senate back in business: Filibuster deal averts legislative shutdown (William L. Watts, May 24, 2005, MarketWatch)

Lobbyists and investors hoping for legislative action on asbestos liability, energy policy and other business-sensitive issues likely felt a sense of relief after a bipartisan bloc of 14 senators struck a deal averting a Senate showdown over Democratic filibusters of President Bush's judicial nominees.

"You've got to say it's breathed a little life into things like the asbestos bill and maybe the energy bill, [but] we sort of cautioned people not to interpret this as a sign that we're going to get a tidal wave of legislation through the Senate," said Greg Valliere, chief political strategist at Stanford Washington Research Group.

Just for comic relief, the President should invite the 14 to the White House to discuss compromise ideas on SS and tax reform. Other than Ben Nelson, would any of the Democrats even show up?

Posted by Orrin Judd at May 24, 2005 12:24 PM