[SoConPubbie]

Advise and consent isn't much more than...."If anyone knows any reason that this nominee should not be approved, speak now or forever hold your peace". So someone speaks up...but the wedding goes on.

You can play games all you want...but 99% of the eventual nominees will be approved by an up and down vote.

Their responsibility is more than just advise and consent, they have the ability to stop this dead in the tracks if they are principled.

Just because something, up to this point, has always been that way, does not mean that they can't do the right thing now!

Quit giving them excuses!

[JimSEA]

“if they are principled.”

By George, I think you’ve got it!!!!