The New York Times reports this morning that John McCain's involvement in the 2005 Gang of 14 compromise, which stopped a Republican move to end Democratic filibusters on judicial appointments, is still the cause of some resentment among conservative activists. "He needs to do some formulation of 'No more Souters,'" in order to undo the damage, said Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention.

For his part, McCain said a lot of conservatives would now appreciate the idea of a super-majority needed to confirm a controversial judge, given the increased likelihood of a Democratic president and Senate: "Find me a Republican senator who now supports 51 votes for the confirmation of a judge."