[oldbrowser]

Actually, I think it means that Reid now expects to lose the Senate next year, so he'll try and push through as many of Obama's nominees as he can.

I agree. Reid knows the end is near and he better load the courts with lifetime appointments while they can.

[donmeaker]

The problem for the Democrats is that lifetime appointment of crooked judges puts a target on their crooked judges.

Law breaking leads to law breaking. The purpose of politics is to compete by non-violent means, accepting small gains or small losses, so that the system of avoiding violence doesn’t break down. When you change the rules of the game, then others can change the rules of the game. You don’t change the rules of the game based on an expectation of long term strength, but rather from weakness.