[KantianBurke]

There are two good political reasons why Bush hasn't done anything with regards to his judges. First, its a convenient bloody shirt to wave in front of the base as is being done now - "VOTE DUBYA SO THOSE JUDGES WILL GET IN!" If he were to go all out and get them installed, conservatives wouldn't feel as threatened. Second if Bush were to actively engage the Rats on his judges, all those legislative goodies which he needs to distribute before the election would be held up in the Senate.

Good for Bush. Bad for the country.

[votelife]

If Bush went to the mat to get his appeals judges confirmed, the left would go crazy and the right might lose some motivation since he's getting the judges, the war is going, he's fine. The media would spin Bush's push for judges in the Dems favor. Better to make it a campaign issue, as long as a Supreme Court Justice doesn't retire.

[hocndoc]

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


And how, exactly, will that benefit President Bush?