The Senate didn't get rid of the filibuster. They got rid of the filibuster for the Supreme Court - a "tradition" put in place by Hairy Reid in 2003 to block Bush's judges and running directly against the "advice and consent" role given the Senate in the Constitution.
Linda Chavez needs to go back and take a class on the Constitution - if she can find one worth a dime left in this country except at Hillsdale College.
W sure could pick ‘em. /s