Posted on October 11, 2017 by Scott Johnson in Judicial nominees, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, Senate
Goodbye, blue slips!?
In news of interest to those of us who have been following the judicial confirmation wars in the Senate in general and in the matter of the nomination of Justice David Stras to the Eighth Circuit in particular, Fred Barnes reports that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has taken the reins, whipped the horse and expedited matters. Fred supplies this bill of particulars (the first of which I have slightly rewritten):
* McConnell has elevated the confirmation of judicial nominees to a top priority in the Senate. “I decide the priority,” McConnell said in an interview. “Priority between an assistant secretary of State and a conservative court judge—it’s not a hard choice to make.”
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/10/goodbye-blue-slips.php
