The Republican leadership would like Americans to believe that the Democrats are being unreasonable and obstructionist. But we’re not stupid. Look at the numbers:
Since Bush took office, he has made 218 judicial nominations and the Senate has confirmed 208 of them. Ten, including Owen, failed to win confirmation because of Democratic filibusters. Seven of those 10 were renominated at the start of this year. [Chicago Tribune]
So, “let’s do the numbers“. The Senate, Democrats and all, have approved 95% of Bush’s judicial appointees. Meanwhile, the Republican leadership wants to destroy hundreds of years of Senate tradition. Makes sense to me. Especially when the hypocrite leader of the anti-filibuster movement has supported the filibuster in the past.
Dave!:
I would like to see the percentages when it comes to circuit court nominees. A large percentage of the confirmed nominees are district court judges. For example, out of 105 confirmed judges in the 109th, (as of 3/28) 86 of those were district court judges. As we both know, there isn’t much controversy when it comes to district court judges.
http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations.cfm