Don't call the Republican Party the Stupid Party because it didn't force a floor vote on six conservative judicial nominees, let alone confirm them before Democrats gain control of the U.S. Senate in January.
President George W. Bush renominated them in November. Yes, Democrat obstruction was an important factor, but only because the GOP, the majority party, didn't confront it.
Republican Senate leadership is many things -- an oxymoron, a punch line and a metaphor for political impotence. But the leadership is anything but stupid.
And since monstrous budget-busting bills sail through effortlessly, it is anything but inept.
The GOP simply doesn't care. It could've forced an up or down vote, stared down Kennedy and Clinton, whipped up support by making it a very public fight, or dared Democrats to filibuster so their obstructionist bloviating could be featured on C-SPAN.
Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., called the Democrat maneuvering unconstitutional.
However, when Judicial Watch, a public-interest law firm fighting government corruption, filed a lawsuit, the Senate's attorney argued that it is constitutional, according to Thomas Fitton, president of Judicial Watch.
Six qualified nominees were left to twist slowly, slowly in the wind by fellow conservatives. The final days of the Republican Revolution have come to this.
