In a call Friday with reporters, Millhiser stressed that, under the rules by with the Senate operates, to get the 48 pending nominees confirmed, the Senate would have to do nothing else for the next 120 days, working around the clock, 24/7. The vast majority of the nominees that are being held up are not controversial. In fact, Doug Kendall, of the Constitutional Accountability Center, pointed out in the call that Obama has gone out of his way to include Republican Senators in his selection process, finding judges that the homestate Republican Senators will support. But none of them will support those nominees at the risk of bucking their leadership.