Judge Me, Judge Me Not

The showdown in the Senate on President Bush's nominees for the Federal bench will likely be a long and heated one that could potentially shut the Congress down.

And the water was further muddied by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter today when he expressed concern about using the "nuclear option" to get the President's nominees an up or down vote in the full Senate.

Remember folks, that all we're talking about here ... an up or down vote by the full 100-member Senate.

Here's what gets me confused: The American people voted a Republican into the White House and more Republicans than Democrats into the US Senate. But, Democrats - in the minority - are able to deny the President's nominees a vote based on the fact that they're too Republican.

I guess the Will of the People doesn't matter anymore.