BOO FRICKIN HOO

More whining from Bush on his failed judicial nominee.

I like that it's a letter from Bush being read by Frist on the senate floor. The Republicans are being very careful about their choice of words (and who's doing the talking). Because if a single one of them gets excessively sanctimonious about how there should be a required up-or-down vote, we may have some first-degree hypocrites on our hands.

Besides, Tom Daschle pre-emptive (hehe) takes care of that in the piece:

But Democrats said GOP senators have blocked Democratic judicial nominees from getting confirmation votes in the Senate as well.

"Because that precedent stands in the way of their political ends, Republicans now seek to deny their own words and their own actions," said Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota. "They're here today to claim that the Constitution is threatened by the very same procedures that they themselves have employed. They're here today to claim the Constitution is going to be threatened by the very same powers that it grants."

Tom Daschle, perhaps the most demonized person in America by the media and conservatives, gets it exactly right here.