…and they’ll build themselves a hammock:
In a concession to the Senate’s new Democratic majority, four of President Bush’s appeals court appointees have asked to have their nominations withdrawn, Republican officials said Tuesday.
Several appeals court confirmations were left in limbo when the Senate adjourned for the 2006 elections.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, has said only ‘consensus nominees’ are likely to win confirmation under the new Democratic majority.
Senate Republicans will be keen to remember that Democrats mainstreamed “obstruction” as legitimate policy, and keen to return the favor if ever a Democratic president sits in the Oval Office.
Consensus nominees. Pfft.