[nopardons]

Brown, Owen, and Pryor have NO guarantee...all that is guaranteed is an up or down vote.

WHY IS THIS SO INCOMPREENSABLE TO MANY HERE?

[zebrahead]

I don't see any of those three being voted down in an up-or-down vote. There are 55 Republican senators, meaning as many as five could defect and they'd still be confirmed with Cheney's tie-breaking vote.