Saad did not mess up,and if they dump him the GOP will hear from the Arab community big time. Also "Dirty Harry" had illegal unethical access to Saad's FBI files and then slammed him about things that may have been hearsay. I hope Saad will engage a really Zealous lawyer and sue him for millions of dollars. I cannot wait to see this happen especially to the discovery portion of this case.
The Senate is a stuck-up group of people who think themselves important. You simply cannot call them names, or you won't get a vote.
Saad wrote an e-mail which attacked the Senator from Michigan. He sent it to her by mistake. He won't win confirmation.
I'm not saying it is fair, but that is how the SENATE works. It is not a Republican or Democrat thing, it is a SENATE thing.
In fact, the most amazing thing about this agreement is that Pryor is going to get a vote. It is almost a certainty that if you accept a recess appointment, it is like poking the Senate in the eye, and you won't get a vote.
So for him to get a vote is a big deal. Again, I'm not saying it should be like this, but it is.
This is why most witnesses at Senate hearings don't trash the Senators. It might be fun, but they have all the power, and they do stick up for one another (like Levin covering Coleman at thea hearing with Galloway).
We love to make fun of Democrats, but they were not totally blowing smoke when they talked about how the Senate is a 'collegial body'. They are, much like the Roman Senate, above the commoners, above the masses, not at all like that awful "House of Representatives".
That is why I say that Saad messed up. It's nothing personal.