[Alberta's Child]

Circumventing Senate opposition . . .

This isn't exactly correct. If the Senate really opposed these nominations they would have voted to reject them. The headline should actually read: "Circumventing a dormant Senate mired in self-imposed gridlock . . ."

[MamaLucci]

This isn't exactly correct. If the Senate really opposed these nominations they would have voted to reject them. The headline should actually read: "Circumventing a dormant Senate mired in self-imposed gridlock . . ."

Well said. :)