judicial nominees

    A Senate Full of Squishes

    By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  February 9th at 07:15 PM  | 

    Aside from defeating Obama, the most important goal of the 2012 elections is to win back the Senate.  Or is it? On days like today we should begin to wonder if there really would be much of a difference when there are 51 senators with an R next to their name as opposed to just 47.  In another terrible day on the Hill, Senate Republicans | Read More »

    Don’t Blame GOP for Judicial Vacancies

    By: Curt Levey (Diary)  |  August 25th at 07:36 PM  | 

    On last night’s PBS NewsHour, I discussed the politics of confirming President Obama’s judicial nominees with Caroline Fredrickson, executive director of the liberal American Constitution Society. A transcript of the interview and streaming video are available on the NewsHour web site. Here are some excerpts: CURT LEVEY: Caroline accurately pointed out that there are 20 pending [nominees] who have gotten out of committee. But that’s | Read More »

    O’Donnell, Coons and the Courts

    By: Curt Levey (Diary)  |  October 14th at 09:26 AM  | 

    When it comes to the most important qualities we look for in a senator—good ideas, leadership ability, intelligence, articulateness, strong principles, a compelling vision for the future, and the like—Christine O’Donnell stood out as the better choice for Delaware voters during last night’s debate.  But the MSM seems to be focusing, instead, on a somewhat less important quality where O’Donnell’s opponent, Chris Coons, might have | Read More »