"Escalated the..gridlock?" C'mon. Enough with the euphamisms. Both sides have blocked votes on nominees they didn't like. Why are you so reluctant to say it? I'm guessing it's because you want the GOP not just to prevail on this, but you want them to be in the right. Right?
I see it differently. I don't think the Constitution forbids filibusters of judges any more than it forbids bottling them up in committee. Constitutionally, one is no different than the other. What I want to see is the raw exercise of power by the GOP. I just want them to do it because they can. I don't care what is "right," because neither is "right." They are simply battling, and one side will win.
But if the GOP were going to exercise their power, they'd have done it by now.
I'll tell you what set me off about this article was the whiny, crybaby title. Injustice? C'mon. Maybe if it was meant as a pun, but really, the GOP made their nominees wait years, too. It's a fact. Playing the victim when you are the majority is really, really lame. It's like when you hear someone say something is "unconscienable." Anytime I hear that word, I know I'm listening to a liar.