Oh, please---The Reps got their candidates a vote; the Dems set a standard for "exceptional cirsumstances" which wipes out their litmus test; the Reps have the nuclear option and a good justification for using it if the Dems renege.
Frist is not the boss of the compromising Reps, the voters who elected them are.
ROFLMO
You need to reflect on this just a wee bit more.
The Reps got their candidates a vote; the Dems set a standard for "exceptional cirsumstances" which wipes out their litmus test; the Reps have the nuclear option and a good justification for using it if the Dems renege
The Repubs got a few of their candidates an up or down vote . . . maybe. Others are left twisting in the wind.. Wait till the spinners spin just what constitutes exceptional circumstances.
Exceptional circumstances? What is this standard you're talking about?