tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539467.post111651517853258466..comments2024-01-31T12:18:33.526-06:00Comments on The Saga of Runolfr: Politics: Judicial Filibuster CrazinessLord Runolfrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05037511493835631150noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539467.post-1117171985440922052005-05-27T00:33:00.000-05:002005-05-27T00:33:00.000-05:00I must correct myself. From my research, it appea...I must correct myself. From my research, it appears that the Republicans attempted to block Clinton judicial nominees on at least six occasions, but every one of Clinton's candidates mustered 60 votes to break the filibuster, despite the thin Democratic majority in the Senate.<BR/><BR/>The Democratic success in filibustering Dubya's judicial nominees is unprecedented, but the effort certainly isn't. What we learn is that Clinton's nominees were sufficiently centrist to get enough Republican votes to break a filibuster.<BR/><BR/>What's wrong with Dubya's candidates, then?Lord Runolfrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037511493835631150noreply@blogger.com