presidency in the last 18 months of president bushsh's predency, chuck schumer said that he would notookk at anymore cfirmation of appointees. down the rul, the precede that's out there and we'll see what happens. >> are you concerned that this could be a backash on the republican senate, it could be taken that way and come back to haunt the party? >> oh, i doubt it. if anything, it's a back lash on the democrats. i hate to be partisan about this issue, but wt i hear fm nebraska, and i've heaeard a lot of it, was about the nuclear option under harry rebd a couple years ago, the rules were broken tohange the rules. it is political. this is a major decision. this is a decision that i believe the american people must weigh in on and we're going to bebe listening to the american people on this one. >> anti-establishment candidates certainly are making a lot of noise on the campaign trail in both parties.. is that reverberating through washington these dayays or is washington as we know it have ear mufflers on? we're trying to do our js. and i would say to you that a lot of times, some of the