I don't care how it gets done.
These judges need to be confirmed.
I don't care how it gets done.
These judges need to be confirmed.
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I agree. I can see the cloture voting going:
1 55 GOP Senators + Ben Nelson who has vote for cloture on Owens in the past. So that is 56 and we need 4 more.
2. Bill Nelson has ducked these votes many times. I wonder if facing reelection he supports cloture? That would make it 57.
3. For various reasons the other three could come from Landrieu, Johnson, Salazar, Baucus, Conrad, Dorgan, Lincoln and Pryor.
Hard to know if any can be peeled off unless released by their leadership, but it is an interesting question. And it is one we must discuss since the press ignores maverick Dims while praising maverick Reps.