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Georgia U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has labeled three fellow Republicans who may vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's appointment to the Supreme Court as "pro-pedophile." Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah joined Democrats in voting to force Jackson's nomination out of the deadlocked Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. They are also likely to vote in favor of Jackson's appointment when a full Senate vote is expected to take place by the end of the week.

For 200 years the Senate carefully considered the professional track record of any judge nominated for the federal bench. That changed three years ago when ranking Democrats decided to turn the Senate Judiciary Committee into their own personal meat grinder. Despite having nearly one hundred federal judgeships to fill, these Democrats resolved to torpedo most of President Bush's nominations. This partisan blood oath-as opposed to careful consideration of the Jurist's record-now decides who presides over our federal courts. At least one major implication is that the dearth of federal judges (one eight of all federal judgeships still remain to be...

<p>The left continues to manipulate black partisans by pitting them against each other.</p> <p>Based on my skin color, white liberals generally presume that I'm a left-leaning, Congressional Black Caucus-supporting, racial preference-loving, pro-abortion pal. I usually excuse such transgressions because it's natural to quickly size up people based on information readily available. When I rebut these presumptions and share my deeply held conservative beliefs, however, I get open-mouthed stares.</p>