Sen. Mark Pryor has gotten his share of abuse from readers here for being part of the Gang of 14 that continued a way for a minority of the Senate to block judicial nominations. It was an uneasy truce that allowed some distasteful Bush nominees to go through, but has blocked others. Conservatives are still furious at Sen. John McCain for going along.

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