Why are we fricking around with the filibuster. END THE DAMNED FILIBUSTER BEFORE THEY DO!! WE WON THE ELECTION!!
Congress is run by the uniparty, that is why.
This isn't a filibuster. It's a senate tradition that both state senators have to agree to allow a nominee from their state to be considered by the Senate as whole. Democrats have used it against Republican presidents, Republicans have used it against Democrat Presidents. Tom Cotton sat on one of Obama's ambassador nominations for over two years until the lady actually died. Now Franken is using it.