[GraniteStateConservative]

It's not necessarily the case that there are 41 votes supporting a filibuster. All Republicans would support ending debate and we could get people like Nelson (NE), Miller, Hollings, Landrieu, Lincoln, Pryor, and others on board to get to 60.

[pgkdan]

You're right, we may be able to muster 60 votes to prevent a filibuster, but I wouldn't bet on it...we will definately be able to shut him up in a few days though.

Nobody filibusters anymore...they make the threat and everybody scrambles to appease them. I don't think there will be any appeasement this time, at least not in the form of revoking Pickering's nomination. But who knows what Chuckie really wants?

[Mudboy Slim]

"All Republicans would support ending debate and we could get people like Nelson (NE), Miller, Hollings, Landrieu, Lincoln, Pryor, and others on board to get to 60."

SHHHHHHHHHHH...let's have some fun with the RATS afore we let them off the hook like that...MUD