Well stated ‘erk. Very good post. If you read thru this thread from the start you saw how utterly carpet bombed the ‘RAT troll was tonight and rebutted by every other poster. (Some very good links were put up to peruse also.) He didn’t fool anyone with his Ted Cruz bashing did he?
Either Cruz doesn't know the Parliamentary rules of the Senate, or he is an incompetent dope. Actually, there is a third option: this was never about "stopping" the evil that is Obama and the Democrats, this was about the Iowa Caucus in 2016, and what Ted thought it could do for his political career.
The GOP could have blocked these nominations. They were planning to block them. They had the power to block them if Cruz had not opened up the Senate to votes.
It reinvigorated the Senate, the Democrats, and gave Reid one last chance to shaft Conservatives.
Republicans Are Mad At Ted Cruz For Doing Democrats A Big Favor