Just heard the (oddly enough, balanced) report from the guy MSNBC has at the Senate- he said the Dem's calling for closed came out of the blue- NO Republicans were warned ahead of time. The bottom line is- the Dems had a tantrum demanding the Reps do something that was ALREADY scheduled to take place. This is a complete fabrication from what I can see. Reid had a fit.
Durbin lied then... what a shocker
What it tells me is Reid's fit stems from Alito....they are boxed in....this was a one to their base...the Kossacks.