Judicial nominees and the fillerbuster

I think the saddest thing coming to light in this fight over Bush's nominees is how partisan the two parties are. There has been talk of compromise in this conflict but it seems very unlikely due to the stubbornness in both sides. Listening to Sen Spector of PA, it seems he really understands what is going on, he says " if persons on both of sides of the aisle were not so handcuffed by the leadership, this issue might have some resolution. He also readily admits that his party has done similar things in regards to nominations by Democrat Presidents, and it is just payback, the question becomes how do we end this cycle of it's our turn to get even. While I do not agree with much of Sen. Spector's views on issues, I think he is a great leader for PA and our country, it is a shame that some from his party have made it their mission to defeat him, because he is not "a true republican", he has the courage to voice what he believes even if it is not the party position. On a similar note it is sad to see that conservatives are expressing their desire to outser Sen Hagel of NE and Sen Voinavich of OH because of their opposition to John Bolton as the UN ambassador. Not sure if this doesn't also happen in the Democrat party, but it continues the notion prevalent in the Bush administration, either you agree with us on everything or you are against us. I would rather have someone representing me who does not blindly follow their party leadership regardless of their believe of what is best for their constituents.