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To: koan who wrote (48829)	7/18/2013 11:43:15 AM
From: greenspirit	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 85487

Then Obama should show some leadership and stop offering up radically left wing liberal appointments. Obama is always a poor helpless victim to you isn't he Koan? As you live in the 95% white state of Alaska as a wealthy top 7% wage earner, pretending to better understand the needs of black Americans. What a cliche'! LOL

To: koan who wrote (48829)	7/18/2013 6:52:57 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

So you saw some factoid on the daily show, and so it must be accurate, and also definitive on the whole issue right? Even if it was accurate, filibusters are not the only way to delay nominations. The facts don't support your argument (at least about judicial nominees and they are the majority of the nominees that have been held up during both administrations) --- "When it comes to the circuit courts of appeals, the level just below the Supreme Court, Obama's nominees have actually moved through the Senate faster than those of his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush. The CRS study found that Bush's first-term nominees waited an average of 277 days for confirmation, while Obama's waited 240 days. So not only did Obama's nominees not wait three times longer than Bush's, they actually made it to the bench faster. As for the U.S. district courts, which have far more seats than the circuit courts, the study found that Obama's nominees have waited an average of 222 days, while Bush's waited 156. So Obama's picks have waited longer before confirmation -- but nowhere near three times as long. But what about the final results? As it turns out, Obama has had a higher percentage of his circuit court nominees confirmed during his first term than Bush did. The CRS report notes that 71.4 percent of Obama's circuit court nominees were confirmed in his first term, compared with 67.3 percent in Bush's first term." washingtonexaminer.com