[BJungNan]

Before we explode in disgust about the RINO defectors, please consider this: IF the nominated judges get an up or down vote, we win. If a nominated judge gets blocked by filibuster again...

Have to disagree with you. Horse trading with a select few Democrates in the Senate over a few nominations and all future nominations when you could have had all or nearly all of your nominations approved on a full Senate vote is not winning.

Next, there was no filibuster, not a real one.

[John Valentine]

Next, there was no filibuster, not a real one.

And they never will be. The "real" filibuster no longer exists, and hasn't existed for years.