Well, that's it. It's over.
Hatch will no doubt forgive and forget the past and want to return to the pre-2001 congeniality and have a great big Group Hug with the likes of Schumer, Leahy, Boxer and the rest of the totally corrupt Democrats on the Committee. As they say, 'don't count your Hatch before he chickens'!
Why should any 2 State Senators have absolute veto power over a nominee from their State? The Constitution only gives it to the Senate as a whole, not the two Grandees who haughtily presume their election is the greatest thing since sliced bread when it comes to selecting the Federal Judiciary! The Consitution gives the intitial pick to the President, not the veto power to the likes of Vladimir Boxer!