“I’m kind of surprised they’re going to pull this cr*p now, considering the nearly certain probability that the GOP takes majority control of the Senate in next year’s elections.”
Unless they know they are absolutely certain that when the votes are “counted” they will keep most of their seats....
Actually, I think the exact reason they are pulling this now is because they KNOW that Republicans are going to take the Senate next year. They are in desperation mode to pack every federal court (and also all those new panels and departments created by Obamacare) with far left nominees (who will serve for decades) before they lose what power they have.