The Senate just confirmed 3 of the 10 filibustered nominees.  One in particular was interesting,  it was Bill Pryor and it was very close.  53-45.

Now the interesting thing is that 3 republicans voted against him! (Rhode Island's Lincoln Chafee and Maine's Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe).  So if they democrats had allowed his vote prior to 04 when they picked up 4 seats, the vote could very easily have been (since it was 51 R and 48D with 1 Turncoat), 48-52! (all three listed above were there in the last congress).

So by Filibustering this nominee, they guaranteed his confirmation!

I thought the Democrats rhetoric was just plain stupid.  Now I see it is the democrat (leadership for the qualifier impaired) themselves that are just plain stupid.