[Libloather]

U.S. Circuit Judge William H. Pryor checks e-mail on a handheld device in his office in Birmingham, Ala., after the Senate voted to confirm him to a lifetime appointment on Thursday, June 9, 2005. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

[Darkwolf377]

This story...Dean failing as head of DNC...Rangel stepping in it...

But...but Eleanor Clift and Jonathan Alter said the Democrats were making a big comeback!

[MassachusettsGOP]

Ok, we dont need the deal anymore, Time to Nuke the Judicial Filibuster!!

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"Hmmmmm... what's this one say...? 'Nancy... Pelosi... Is... A... Filthy... Hermaphroditic... Skank... Hosebag' -- Whoa! Mom! LANGUAGE -- !" :)

[USNBandit]

''So while the renomination of rejected judges

Sorry Chuckie, those judges weren't rejected. They were never voted on in the first place.

[lawnguy]

The GOP-controlled Senate

I thought McCain controlled the senate!!

My Bad.

[agsloss]

I clerked for Griffin. Great guy.

[econ_grad]

The fact that the last two judges faced no hurdle probably suggests that these are the ones who believe in a living Constitution.

[upchuck]

I predict the euphoria will be short lived. The RATS have not changed their spots.

If Frist is smart, he'll exercise the Constitutional Option at the first sign of resistance from the RATS.

He's gonna need to do it before the SCOTUS nomination. Might as well get it out of the way.

That assumes, of course, he's got the leadership cojones that will take. If he doesn't, we're in deep do-do.

[Once-Ler]

''These three nominees have waited a combined total of over eight years for their votes,'' President Bush said in a statement. ''I applaud the Senate for today giving these fine nominees the up-or-down votes they deserve.''

Thank you Trent Lott. Anyone wanna bet all three of these men would have been confirmed with the nuclear option? I doubt it.

[Once-Ler]

Democrats had blocked Griffin and McKeague because Michigan's senators were upset at Republicans for refusing to confirm President Clinton's nominees to that court. While the two were not part of the filibuster deal, Democrats decided to allow them through as a gesture of good will.

There is much weeping at DU.

[Colonel_Flagg]

''After the president didn't get his way with William Pryor, he took the truly extraordinary step of making a recess appointment,'' said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. ''So while the renomination of rejected judges was a thumb in the eye, the recess appointment of Bill Pryor was a punch in the face.''

Better put some ice on that, Chuck.

[Liberty Valance]

''What a day,'' Pryor said. ''We even managed to get an opinion out.''

Dang, I already like this guy.

[Southack]

"''I could not be more pleased and proud that Judge Bill Pryor was part of the group that were agreed upon by those members of the Senate to get an up-or-down vote,'' said Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., whose own nomination as a federal judge the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected in 1986. ''Bill Pryor is the kind of judge America ought to have.''"

The above is worth reflecting upon. The Liberal-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee of 1986 rejected Jeff Sessions for being too Conservative...in retaliation, the Great State of Alabama rallied and returned him to Washington, D.C. as our very next Senator...where he now resides on that very same Senate Judiciary Committee.

Payback.

These Democratic Party stunts, such as filibustering Judge Pryor, Pickering, Owen, etc...are yet more reasons why the Heartland has thoroughly reversed the decades-old control that the Democratic Party once had in this region.

Likewise, the Democrats will lose Senate seats again in 2006...a trend that continues because the Democrats are offering nothing *positive* to most of the country.

[firewalk]

confirmed by up or down votes...
yep
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[Bear_Slayer]

Have them Rats paid McCain his 30 pieces of silver yet?