“I hope the Rats force McConnell to grow a backbone and pull the nuclear trigger. Get rid of the filibuster, once and for all (even for legislation if possible).”
My concern is that The Turtle will cut a deal with Schumer to leave the filibuster in place and let Gorsuch be confirmed on the “promise” that he will not go nuclear on the next nomination. I just Imagine that The Turtle thinks a 5/4 SCOTUS is acceptable and that “preservation of the Senate Rules” is more important than creating a SCOTUS that will be impervious to the RATS for decades. Because as sure as $hit stinks, the RATs will get back into power, and they WILL go nuclear if it suits their purposes.
That would make things so simple, wouldn't it?