Bush will get his UP OR DOWN vote but he won't get all of his judges confirmed.
A pack of 51 fools can decide to vote DOWN some of the judges in the UP OR DOWN vote. That's what this pack of 12 fools is deciding now. How many will they vote down.
The six RINO's can still say that they gave the president his UP OR DOWN vote. The six RINO's will jointly decide how many of the judges they can vote against...and get away with it.
The six RINO's can still say that they gave the president his UP OR DOWN vote. The six RINO's will jointly decide how many of the judges they can vote against...and get away with it.
I agree that this is the only form of "compromise" that is viable. Backroom deals to vote one way or another on a nominee. I don't like it, but I would "accept" it. I can't accept letting a minority of Senators cause inaction on a nominee before the entire Senate. Debate, then vote.