You are right...the Dems will hold out until 2006-elections-hoping for a shift in the Senate. Janice could not get confirmed...the first time. Do people really think she will sail through this time?
Yes, I do.
Graham, and three other RINO senators (I forgot their names)specifically said that judges with similar ideologies as J. Brown would break their "deal". Since the RINOs are on record saying they will help break a filibuster if the democrats objected to judges like Brown, why not nominate Brown. This time we WILL override the filibuster.
Either way, the only way for Bush to succeed over the next 3 years on his other issues is to reenergize his base, through a fight just like this one. Like it or not, but the conservative base is the ONLY reason Al Gore or John Kerry is not President.