You summed it up expertly. Even some of the saner libs said basically the same thing then and were ignored.
Of course, Harry Reid started all of this off by going nuclear and now its come back to bite them.
Very true that Harry Reid is the guy who got us here.
The traditions of the Senate, etc. made doing away with the filibuster unthinkable, until Harry did it a few years ago, to confirm some lower court nominees.
So here we are. For short term gain, and a few liberal judges confirmed then, now Democrats are seeing the shoe on the other foot, as Republicans use the same tactic against them.
Was it worth it, a few liberal lower court judges, in exchange for conservatives not facing filibuster to the Supreme Court?
Anybody ask Chuck Schumer about what he thinks of the trade off?