[Bahbah]

note that it is Mitch, and NOT Frist, who is responding to Reid..a not-so-subtle put down

Good point, ken. did not pick up on that.

[LisaFab]

Not really a putdown. Mitch has been working on this for a long time. When I went down to DC last year for the 36 hour "Justice for Judges" marathon, it was McConnell and Orrin Hatch that did the heavy lifting.