[Friend of thunder]

I truly believe Brown and Owens and Jones would have been filibustered.

And the nuclear option might have failed, seriously weakening conservative strength. I wonder if Bush knew something about the vote count.

[Texas Federalist]

And the nuclear option might have failed, seriously weakening conservative strength.

Conservative strength has been weakened more by capitulating than it ever could have by a failed nuclear option fight. A fight would be likely to win and, even if we lost, would have rallied conservatives who are the key to the 2006 election. This took the wind out of their sails.