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For 200 years the Senate carefully considered the professional track record of any judge nominated for the federal bench. That changed three years ago when ranking Democrats decided to turn the Senate Judiciary Committee into their own personal meat grinder. Despite having nearly one hundred federal judgeships to fill, these Democrats resolved to torpedo most of President Bush's nominations. This partisan blood oath-as opposed to careful consideration of the Jurist's record-now decides who presides over our federal courts. At least one major implication is that the dearth of federal judges (one eight of all federal judgeships still remain to be...

<p>The left continues to manipulate black partisans by pitting them against each other.</p> <p>Based on my skin color, white liberals generally presume that I'm a left-leaning, Congressional Black Caucus-supporting, racial preference-loving, pro-abortion pal. I usually excuse such transgressions because it's natural to quickly size up people based on information readily available. When I rebut these presumptions and share my deeply held conservative beliefs, however, I get open-mouthed stares.</p>