"The Dims reserve the right to filibuster future nominees "in extreme circumstances". That's where the Dims have been snookered.By supporting cloture, the 14 have established a standard for the kind of nominees they will support for floor votes. From the conservative perspective that's great news because those three are exactly the kind of judges we want at the appellate and SCOTUS level.
The Dims will have a very difficult time in the future if they try to make a case that a future nominee is an "extreme circumstance" after supporting Owen, Pryor and Brown."
In fact, at the time appropriate, Brown's name should be sent as Ginsberg's replacement.
I again point out that all those of us who are fuming need to consider very carefully the magnitude of the disaster if Frist had pressed the button and the votes had not been there.