Anyone who has been paying attention to the US Senate knows that the Republicans have taken the opportunity to filibuster legislation to new levels over the last 2 1/2 years. As a result, there is a huge backlog of federal judicial appointments that haven't been approved. One of those that has been languishing is John McConnell, who President Obama nominated to be a federal judge in Rhode Island.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (no relation) launched a filibuster of John McConnell today and it failed. Eleven Republicans - Alexander, Brown, Collins, Graham, Kirk, McCain, Murkowski, Snowe, Thune, Chambliss, and Isakson - broke ranks and voted for cloture resulting in a 63-33 vote.
Could this portend a break in the ranks of the "party of no?"
We'll see...
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