[aristeides]

Pickering presumably doesn't want a recess appointment, because he would have to give up his district judgeship to take it. I see no reason why Estrada couldn't be given a recess appointment.

There's plenty of precedent for recess appointments of federal judges at all levels. I am not aware of any precedent for filibustering judicial confirmations below the Supreme Court level. If it's ever happened, I'm sure it must be very rare.

[11th_VA]

I was thinking Daschle might say, " Given the tragic events of the last 48 hours, we do not feel it would be appropriate for the Senate to debate (yada yada yada).."

Probably wants to put it off til AFTER the war ...

[CyberAnt]

Let them filibuster - let them show their true colors.

The only reason they don't want Estrada is because he wrote one of the legal papers presented to the USSC during Bush v. Gore (2000 election). We're talking retribution here!!

Of course the mainstream media is not talking about this, but I have already sent an e-mail to FOX. I'm hoping they will pick up on this and dig into it and expose the dems.

[fightu4it]

"There's plenty of precedent for recess appointments of federal judges at all levels"

The trouble with that is: what goes round comes round.