Chuck Schumer actually said...

It is ingenious, and many people say, well, if you are going to filibuster, you ought to get up there and be required to talk about it.

I think your best--there are two things you can do.

The time required for a typical confirmation... has steadily grown over the last three decades.

This is a political era where I think it is obvious that secret holds have been used by both sides of the aisle as a political tool.