Many Republicans are now arguing that filibusters against judicial nominations are unconstitutional on their face voted at least once against cloture.

The Senate should cut a deal that allows face saving on both sides but backs away from the bad precedents of judicial filibusters and their abolition.

Sorry, but I have to address judicial confirmations one more time. There is so much misinformation floating around that I thought it was important to clarify the historical record.

Review of Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-65,edited by Michael Beschloss.

The filibuster returns to Congress in the form of Senate majority leader Bill Frist's multipronged effort to fire warning shots on judicial nominations across the Democrats' Senate ship.

The judicial confirmation process is a mess. There is no sign, anywhere, that it will get better.

Review ofMichael R. Beschloss's Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964.