[Bluegrass Federalist]

Good point, but then when will we fill them? Or will we fill them with "moderates"? IMO, goining the SCOTUS by a solid majority (keep the Rehnquist seat conservative, put a conservative in O'Connor's "Swing vote" seat, and hopefully a conservative in Stevpens' seat) would be worth the risk of losing the White House. The GOP is always afraid to use political capital. Granted it gives them an issue, but what is the alternative? I'm asking, not fighting. This is an issue we have to win.

[DPB101]

Or will we fill them with "moderates"?

No! Absolutely not! Democrats park an M1A2 Abrams tank on your lawn with its turret pointed at your front door, call you an extremist when you ask them to leave and then claim to do you a favor by replacing the tank with machine gun nests.

Democrats are have crossed the line into Bolshevik tactics now. We cannot compromise at all after the Senate filibusters and the Texas debacle. Doing so won't stop them, it will only encourage them to try for more.

[mabelkitty]

Bush is the President, and he has the right to appoint anybody he wants. The fact that Senate rules are unConstitutional does not change this fact.

A plain up or down vote is what is required and is the law. Period.