[hocndoc]

"...conservatives wouldn't feel as threatened.""


And how, exactly, will that benefit President Bush?

[KantianBurke]

I phrased that poorly. The only way conservatives can be kept on the reservation is if they continually see Rat obstruction. If the judges were confirmed, Bush would lose a valuable talking point when it came to conservative displeasure. Hence Bush's inaction. Its a pretty cynical political move by Bush towards his supporters but hey, it appears to be working.