[Political Junkie Too]

The Democrats running the Senate did away with the filibuster, so that Obama’s nominees to the federal bench have a clear path to confirmation.

But then you have to contend with the likes of Lindsey Graham, who said he would support Obama's judicial nominees because elections have consequences and the president deserves to get the people he chooses.

Something you would never hear come out of the mouth of a Democrat.

-PJ

[Kaisersrsic]

Every R in the Senate does not need to be a true conservative in order to have a conservative influence over judicial nominations. 51 R’s brings back the filibuster. 51 R’s allow home state senators to block district court nominations. If there are less than 10 Lindsay Graham votes on any given day, there may be no cloture vote to bring a nomination to the Senate Floor.

If the D’s have 50 in the Senate, plus the VP, Obama can make anyone he chooses into a federal judge with a lifetime appointment.