ENJOY this news, brothers & sisters, this is what MAJORITY feels like

[Bluebear]

WASHINGTON - In a concession to the Senate's new Democratic majority, President Bush won't rename four controversial federal appeals court nominees whose confirmations were blocked last year, Republican officials said Tuesday. William Haynes, William G. Myers III and Michael Wallace all asked to have their appointments withdrawn, these officials said. Judge Terrence Boyle was informed of the White House's decision, according to an ally.

Haynes is the Pentagon's top lawyer, and was an architect of the Bush's now-abandoned policy toward treatment of detainees in the war on terror. He had been tapped for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Boyle is a federal judge in North Carolina, and his appointment to the 4th Circuit provoked opposition from Democrats who cited his rulings in civil rights and disability cases, as well as his higher-than-average reversal rate by higher courts.

Myers, nominated to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sparked opposition from environmentalist organizations and their allies among Senate Democrats. Wallace's appointment to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals drew opposition from Democrats, civil rights groups and the American Bar Association.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, has said only "consensus nominees" are likely to win confirmation under the new Democratic majority — a declaration that effectively doomed the chances for the four men whose appointments were left in limbo when the Senate adjourned last year for the elections.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070109/ap_on_go_pr_wh/judicial_withdrawal

[R_M]

1. Isn't it grand? Or as Chris Matthews would say, there is a feeling...

of "sunny nobility".

[Bluebear]

3. And welcome to DU! nt

[porphyrian]

2. I think some are still having a hard time accepting it.

Not that I blame them after the last six years.

[Olney Blue]

4. We have "battered American" syndrome.

:hi:

[porphyrian]

5. I think you may be absolutely correct. - n/t

[IndyOp]

6. When something goes wrong, I am the first to admit it.

The first to admit, though the last one to know.
When something goes right, it's likely to lose me, apt to confuse me, it's such an unusual sight.

Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman - Streisand does it well. It is my personal and political themesong.

:hi:

[Bluebear]

8. I REALLY hate to say this . . . .but you got it wrong.

Music and lyrics by Paul Simon :hi:

And I love the Phoebe Snow version too! :toast:

[IndyOp]

9. Are you series?!? I believe you. It sounds like Simon and now I can even hear him

singing it in my head. :blush:

Luckily, the only side-effect of my being wrong is that now I am in the mood to listen to Graceland!

:hi:

On edit - I know that "Something So Right" is not on Graceland. I just like Graceland!

[Pacifist Patriot]

7. How sweet it is!

[spanone]

10. Yes, Yes.