Let's just get this Constitutional Option over and done. The Republicans give far too much credence to the good faith and collegiality of the Dems. When they're in power ideology is out-of-bounds. When out of power ideology is fair game. And , of course , the Pubs would never filibuster a Presidential appointment no matter who it is (see Ginsburg, Breyer ).
Its amazing how gullable our Republican representatives are. 99% of freepers realized the vague wording the Democrats got in the deal, would allow them to do whatever they wanted. While the Republican side had to clearly take its options off the table.