And about time too. The republican party must think the average voter has a short memory, they really don't seem to give a toss about their public image. Maybe they're right.
I'll ask you the same question. Why do some folks seem to think whoever Obama puts forward for these jobs they should be rubber-stamped? That's what fillibusters are for - to keep *substandard* people off the Bench. Ideologically-driven substandard people.