think they can -- i don't think they can complain. my gosh, we've used the rules. we have the rules to use, and they used the rules the way they thought they could use them, which are -- there's no excuse for what they did yesterday, and there's no excuse for them not coming today. we notified them, and they just plain -- they used a cheap political ploy. they should be ashamed. they should be ashamed. >> hatch also using the term idiots to describe the -- the power by republicans allows the president's nominees for to move to the full senate for a confirmation vote. now democrats say they have questions. they don't want to have that vote just yet. our senior congressional correspondent manu sfs raju, you are up there in a calm sea, manu. how are the ripples? >> well, it's pretty choppy right now, john. you know, the republicans indeed taking this pretty dramatic move, an unprecedented move. they said it was unprecedented