Filibuster deal impact

So my real question is about the impact of the compromise on those who took the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll:

The poll also indicated Americans might want a change in Congress, with 47 percent of all respondents saying the country would be better off if Democrats were in control, compared with 36 percent who favored Republicans. Nine percent picked "neither."

Even though seven Senators from both sides brokered the deal, it still comes out of a "Republican led Congress." It would seem, in light of other poll data, that this deal satisfies a majority of Americans. All that has me worried that, while the GOP has stepped in a lot in the last few months, people may see this as a "not so bad after all" kinda moment.

Bill Frist is mad. So is James Dobson. And I think Democrats need to be sure and point these things out over the next few days as fallout is discussed. Things like "We are pleased, much to the chagrin of Bill Frist that is, that the nuclear meltdown that threatened the Senate has been avoided," or "Thankfully a deal was reached that saves the Senate. Guys like Dobson, Frist and others out of touch on the hard right can be upset about that salvation..."

Maybe I'm overly concerned about this one. Maybe I have no reason to be. But there is no reason to let them up, especially when they perceive they've taken such a big fall.

And on a completely unrelated sidenote, can I say how pleased I am everytime Bill Frist comes up in my spellchecker and I get to click "ignore?"