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Both sides have blocked votes on nominees they didn't like. Why are you so reluctant to say it? I'm guessing it's because you want the GOP not just to prevail on this, but you want them to be in the right. Right?

Wrong. I want the Senate to do its job, and I want Democrats to pay a political price commensurate to how wrong the crap they are pulling is. Unless you are willing to critically review the history, I ask you not to repeat uncritically the incorrect charge that both sides have done it equally.

Politics were played with Clinton 42's judges, they were delayed, but for the most part eventually got through, with the exception of a flurry at the tail end of Clinton's Presidency. The Senate did the business of the Senate.

Were there very qualified judges then who never saw the light of day? Did the Republicans repeatedly Bork the nominees and distort their records by inventing ridiculous "disqualifying" stuff?

Don't let the Rats off so easy!

Very qualified? Slightly qualified? What's the difference? What are the qualifications, anyway? It's not a case of the Senate doing its job. The Senate is possessed of (by) two political parties. They vie for power, they try to stymie the other's attempts to do things. They try to embarass their opponents. One party has most of the press on its side. The other has Fox, Rush, etc. It all comes down to head count in the end. That's how the game is played. But they try to weaken and distract the others and scare them from acting. The GOP should stop talking and act. Do you realize they've been talking about this for years now? Years!

Here's an old chestnut from February, 2003:

Bush urges Senate to approve Estrada nomination

In it, Bush is said to have "accused Senate Democrats on Tuesday of playing "shameful politics" after they announced they had the votes to block an immediate confirmation vote on his nomination of Miguel Estrada to the federal appeals bench."

Oh my goodness! Shameful politics? Ghastly! Unspeakable! For shame! Blah blah waah waaah.

So, it's been 2+ years. Call me crazy, but that's more than enough time to get it done. Just DO IT!! And make Janice Rogers Brown the first one through!! Or else they are total failures.