President Bush came into office with a long list of people he wanted to appoint to Federal judgeships. That's not surprising, seeing as how Bill Clinton left office with so many seats vacant. Clinton had nominated 246 jurists, and 45 of them had been blocked by Congressional Republicans.
Bush is unhappy that ten of his 201 appointees have been rejected, and wants Democrats in Congress to stop what he calls an "unprecedented" level of opposition.
I do want everybody in Washington to learn how to get along, I really do. It seems to me that Democrats could have engaged in a partisan tit for tat, blocking Bush appointments wholesale the way the Republicans did to Clinton. Instead, they showed a dignified and manly restraint, while still following their consciences.
I hope that Democrats remain firm in holding the line against activist judges who have a radical social-engineering scheme they wish to ram down our throats.
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