[Sir Gawain]

Well I'll be durned!! ABOUT TIME! Thank you President Bush, a more conservative judiciary is an absoluite necessity and this first step means a lot to me.

More conservative until his appointment is up in a year at least. Then won't it be back to square one?

[pgkdan]

More conservative until his appointment is up in a year at least. Then won't it be back to square one?

Possibly. I don't know when the last recessed appointed Judge didn't win subsequent Senate approval...however this Senate has thrown out the rule book.

Hopefully a year from now the re-elected President Bush will have a stronger GOP majority in the Senate.

[rmmcdaniell]

More conservative until his appointment is up in a year at least. Then won't it be back to square one?

Personally I don't understand all the cheering on this thread. The Democrats have succesfully blocked Bush's lifetime apointments. Frist's and Bush's weakness are partially to blame for this situation.