Don't be surprised when the "Maverick" seven Vote against Owen and Brown. The deal that was made is much worse then we know.
Just because the RINOs are going to allow a vote doesn't mean they will vote for those nominees. We've been skunked by our own party members.
That was my first thought. What if Frist agreed...and the 7 sellouts vote against? You know that every single nominee is going to be "extreme" or "dangerous to democracy". We're right back where we started but with 7 nimrods who don't realize they've been sold a defective product.
Susan Collins has already said she supports Owen and I'm sure others have as well. So I don't think that's a secret part of the deal.