No kidding. And he seems satisfied with that situation.
what makes you think that a bomb-throwing radical (I mean that as a compliment) like Janice Rogers Borwn would get a vote for SCOTUS? It wouldn't happen; not with the current lineup in the Senate. I hate it, but that's reality.
If the Senate doesn't vote on a nominee, the President can recess apoint the position. He did so with Bolton.
Any recess appointment this year expires in January 2007. Comparing a UN Ambassador appointment to a SCOTUS appointment is just ignorant. What good will it do to turn SCOTUS appointments into short-term picks that the next President gets to select?