THE COLLAPSE OF COMPROMISE

[Col. Writ. 5/25/05] Copyright 2005 Mumia Abu-Jamal

It is sometimes utterly amazing what politicians will sell the American public.
The recent Senate squabble over the so-called 'nuclear option', which threatened to abolish the old rules governing Senate filibusters, or the ability of a minority of Senators to create roadblocks in the daily business of the Senate, came to an end, when a number of Senators, Democrats and Republicans, agreed to a compromise that takes the 'nuclear option' off the table (for now), while the Senate proceeds to conduct up or down votes on President Bush's right-wing judicial nominees.
Already, Texas Supreme Court jurist, Priscilla Owens, now wears the robe of a judge of the Court of Appeals -- for life.
By the time you read this, it's quite possible that