[churchillbuff]

Denial of judgeships was a central plank, if not the key one. With it, Thune took Daschle's clout trump card and turned it on it's head!"""

If the GOP allows Specter to continue Daschle's work of blocking conservative judge nominees, there will be trouble from the party's base.

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

"If the GOP allows Specter to continue Daschle's work of blocking conservative judge nominees, there will be trouble from the party's base"

THERE DARNED WELL BETTER BE TROUBLE. LOOK AT WHAT JUST HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT FOLKS AND DON'T FORGET IT SOON. THERE IS NO NEED FOR SPINELESS REPUBLICANISM ANYMORE.