The Judicial Preseason
The New York Times reported today that Mr. Bush will be re-nominating 20 Red judges that Blue previously resisted. According to the article: "President Bush said shortly after the election that he had earned political capital from his victory, and that he intended to spend it. Today's statement by the White House ... made clear he intends to spend some of it trying to strengthen the conservative presence in the federal courts." These 20 judges will be nominated for seats on the federal appellate and district courts. How their confirmation hearings go will determine much concerning my prediction about a coming Red Supreme Court. For these confirmations to succeed, all that the Red Senators need to do is flip 6 Blue Senators concerning the filibusters that Blue will try. I'm betting that Red will succeed here. All they have to do is convince 6 Blue Senators that what happened to Mr. Daschle will happen to themselves if they participate in the filibuster.
[posted: 12/23/04]