Dems are going to fillabuster, even if the gop uses the nuclear option can't the opposition hold up all business by denying unanamious consent.
I am very worried about this pick.
We are four votes short of the 60 votes to break the fillabuster. Nelson is the only democrat who will vote for cloture the rest of them will march lock step with Chuck Schumer.
I blame Frist for bringing up the nuclear option in may we needed that card for now. Once the deal was made it is hard to get the momentum back again and the rino's won't want to break the deal.
Even if we could get Dewine and Graham to break the deal we would be relying on senators like Spector and Hagel to vote for the nuclear option.
There is no deal.
The Dems voted through even the "most extreme Conservatives". They can't very well vote down anybody less conservative than Janice Rogers Brown on philosophy now. They're screwed.