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Sen. Specter said, in an interview with the Washington Times, that the "nuclear" option should be one of last resort, after all negotiations fail. Specter failed to commit to such a tactic, stating "I'm not going to jump off that bridge until I come to it, and I hope I don't come to it." As an example of his type of negotiations, which he seeks to employ regarding filibustered judicial nominees, the WashTimes reported:

Mr. Specter said he's studied the filibustered nominees and thinks he can find ways to pick up Democrats on them.
He will begin with Department of Interior Solicitor William G. Myers, nominated to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, for whom he said he can get support from Democratic Sens. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware and Charles E. Schumer of New York.
Former Alabama Attorney General William Pryor — nominated to the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and serving a temporary term on that bench — has "written a half dozen very moderate-progressive opinions," Mr. Specter said. "I've circulated those among all the committee members and asked them to take a fresh look at Pryor.
"So, one by one, I'm going to try to peel them off."