OCT 16 20091. Obama Criticized as Too Cautious, Slow on Judicial Posts
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1. Obama Criticized as Too Cautious, Slow
on Judicial Posts
By Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post
....During his first nine months in office, Obama has won confirmation
in the Democratic-controlled Senate for just three of his 23
nominations for federal judgeships, largely because Republicans
have used anonymous holds and filibuster threats to slow the
proceedings to a crawl.
But some Democrats attribute that GOP success partly to the
administration's reluctance to fight, arguing that Obama's emphasis
on easing partisan rancor over judgeships has backfired and only
emboldened Senate Republicans.
Some Republicans contend that the White House has hurt itself by its
slow pace in sending over nominations for Senate consideration.
President George W. Bush sent 95 names to the Senate in the same
period that Obama has forwarded 23.
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