[TNCMAXQ]

I hope Mr Bush stands firm on this and comes out swinging if the nominee encounters a filibuster. Being "gentlemanly" will get him nowhere.

Has any reporter ever directly asked Schumer or any of the other clowns why is it OK for you to impose litmus tests on judicial nominees but not for Republican presidents when they put forward someone??

[maica]

Why do you say "Mr Bush" instead of President Bush? He really IS our president, even though the lame media would like us not to put the two words "President" and "Bush" together, as they do as seldom as possible.

[AmishDude]

I believe the term "litmus test" emerged in the Reagan administration, when Democrats accused him of imposing such a test vis-´-vis abortion. But Democrat Senators always insisted they had no such test.

Schumer was the first to be honest and say that ideology and philosophy was a litmus test for him. It would not only influence his vote, but his attempt to use strong measures such as holding the nominee in committee and the filibuster.