Yep. It's not as satisfying as an excrement sandwich for the Dems, but politics rarely is that cut-and-dried. The fact is, we get our people. Just watch.
I'm inclined to agree. The RATs saved a little face, but who cares.
We won.
This is all their maverickitis and has nothing to do with Frist.
The Democrats have agreed to eschew the filibuster except in extreme cases.
The likeliest outcome is that we have votes on most of the nominees resulting in their confirmation.
In any case where Democrats attempt their perennial filibuster Frist proceeds in prepared fashion.
This isn't a comic book where a zap balloon appears over an enemy resulting in a puff-of-smoke vaporization.
This is the sausage making wherein we get judges--and there is no limit on our possibilities if no one cares who gets the credit.