Dems and Judicial Nominees

Dems and Judicial Nominees

The Seattle Times: Opinion: Senators may pay dearly for blocking Bush's judges

Never in our history has a filibuster been used to block a judicial appointment, until now. But that is all old news. Senate Democrats have been using these tactics and ignoring these complaints for two years. . . .

The president's appointees have stellar qualifications and bipartisan support, and Democratic senators are alienating mainstream Americans, particularly minorities and religious groups they have counted on in the past. If senators, including our own, do not recognize this, they will feel the results on election night, and that will be some news indeed.