USNews.com: The fallout could be devastating if Republicans prevent Democrats from filibustering Bush's judicial nominees (5/16/05)

USNews.com: The fallout could be devastating if Republicans prevent Democrats from filibustering Bush's judicial nominees (5/16/05): "It's hardly a secret that partisan rancor and acrimony have become a fact of life in Washington in recent years, but now the city's political class is bracing for something worse: all-out war. Sometime soon, this week or next, the Republican leadership in the Senate is expected to execute a series of parliamentary maneuvers intended to strip Democrats of their ability to block President Bush's nominees to the federal bench. The likely result: a further ratcheting up of hostilities and a near-complete collapse of any meaningful bipartisan cooperation on Capitol Hill."