Yesterday President Bush nominated
four individuals to fill vacant seats on federal circuit courts. In light of the current vacancies on federal
benches, the nominations could not have come sooner. It is encouraging to see the White House and key
senators pushing the issue of judicial nominations.
UPDATE: This article talks about
the conservative
strategies to give Judge Southwick a fair up-or-down vote on the Senate
floor. This just shows the level of effort needed to overcome liberal
obstruction over judicial nominations.