This is What Control of the U.S. Senate Means

This article in the Washington Post shows what Democratic control of the U.S. Senate means in terms of judicial appointments. While most attention is focused on the U.S. Supreme Court, the various appellate courts in the Federal system are very important courts. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has been a reliable ally of the Bush administration in its so-called "war on terror." That is ending as Republican appointed judges retire and Bush is not able to name reliable conservatives to replace them because of a Democratic Senate. This wouldn't be happening if Democrats hadn't taken control of the U.S. Senate last November. Remember this article the next time you read someone saying that there is no difference between the two political parties.