JRB, Owen and others waited four years. The 'Rats would be happy to stall until after the 2008 election. Then you can scream when Hillary or some other atrocity appoints a few more Darth Vader Ginsbergs.
The GOP controls the Senate. If the Senate stalls a nomination, the President has reasonable justification to recess appoint.
And I'm sure you know that Myers (9th Circuit) has been out of committe since Marh. Boyle since June. Haynes, Kavanaugh and Saad in committee since lord knows when, but renominated in February. The Rat's aren't stalling those nominations, The GOP is stalling those nominations.
And the President is not complaining about it.
Then you can scream when Hillary or some other atrocity appoints a few more Darth Vader Ginsbergs.
And that may well be Bush's fault, if "the base" (whatever that is) is not energized by the GOP. That is GOP failure - and the party is entirely responsible for the number of voters it draws.