We've Heard This Before

We've Heard This Before . . .

Yep. The Republicans were "gonna go nuclear" way back on May 7,2003 . . . hasn't happened yet. Wonder if they'll grow a pair and get something done about Bush's eminently qualified judicial nominees?

Robert Novak: GOP Judges Offensive

All this refocusing is intended to set the scene for a bitter battle in next year's session of Congress. At that time, an effort may be made to rule out of order a filibuster against judicial nominations -- the 'so-called' nuclear solution. This would require only 51 votes, but Frist does not even have that many today because of reluctance to tamper with the traditions of the Senate.

Whether or not Bill Frist's offensive eventually places any of these well-qualified judges on the bench, it will sound a stentorian refusal to surrender. That means a Republican president and a Republican-controlled Senate have not acquiesced in letting Ted Kennedy determine the membership of the federal judiciary. The battle resumes today.