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we get Owen, Brown, and Pryor, and then the Dems will take up the filibuster again, charging "extradinary circumstances," with the hope that because they let three through, they'll regain the PR advantage and this time make the filibuster stick.

Yep. But if Frist is smart he'll hold off on Saad and Myers. Maybe then let Bush nominate Rogers-Brown or Owen to the Supreme Court after they've been confirmed for the circuit court. Run the nuclear option on that.