The United States Senate has failed to invoke cloture on the nomination of union hack Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board. The final vote was 52-33, with Nelson (D-NE) and Lincoln (D-AR) joining with Republicans to block the nomination. 60 votes were required to move on to a final floor vote.

Had the Senate voted to confirm Becker, the results may well have been disastrous. His support for the unions extended to him actually suggesting mandatory unionization. Mandatory.

So that’s the good news. The bad news? He could still join the National Labor Relations Board if Obama appoints him during the recess. So the fight against this union hack isn’t over.