Reply #90: You apparently have no clue how lower court appointments work

[draft_mario_cuomo]

99.999% of lower court judges are confirmed unanimously, which means the list of nominees anyone, even one some believe has magical qualities, vote against is very short. Have you ever heard of Obama vetoing an Illinois appointment? There is a good reason for that. When you seem him ask Obama how holds work and where the names for judicial nominees come from. The president does not give senators these privileges for fun. There is a senate tradition and it is mutually beneficial to both the president and senators. It also allows for the smooth functioning of the federal courts. I am glad Obama, Kerry, Hatch, Coburn, Dodd, Lugar, Shelby, and the other members of the 100 person body agree with these traditions. If we had the standard some Obama fans are suddenly advocating (only retroactively to 2003. Obama still is cool if he rubber stamps 99.999999% of Bush appointees) it would wreak havoc on our judicial system.