The full Senate hasn't voted yet. The committee vote just puts her nomination out for floor discussion, where everyone else gets a crack at her.

"No" votes aren't rationed. Senators can vote "no" as frequently as they see fit. They don't have to trade one nomination for another. And, as one commentator remarked (can't remember who) about the Gonzalez nomination, Bush could nominate Attila the Hun and get his pick confirmed.

We have an Attorney General who thinks torture is OK as long as it's defined properly. Next to that, an ideologue as the nation's chief diplomat is merely a source of amusement.