[aristeides]

Shedd will be confirmed next year at the latest anyhow.

The RATs in the Senate will have enough votes to filibuster Shedd next year too. But I'd like to see them try.

[Dog Gone]

I have read here that votes on appointments are not subject to filibuster in the Senate. I don't know if that's true or not, but I can't ever recall one.

[ambrose]

I'd say yes... if they want to filibuster this, let them actually filibuster... they can sit on the floor debating all throughout the Louisiana runoff.