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Are you really so stupid you won't back up your claims with sources?
See, more than one can play that game...
By the way, did I mention ethnicity?
Yawn
you don't like what i said so you are going to play the stupid contrarian game
Here are a few things to ponder. If you need help understanding them just ask
Democratic Racism: The Real Reason Behind the Borking of Estrada by Robert Alt
FOXNews.com - Democrats Plan Filibuster of Estrada Nomination - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
and another one
“Among those waiting for a vote is Peter Keisler, Mr. Bush's highly regarded nominee for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. … He is widely seen as Supreme Court material, presumably the reason Mr. Leahy hopes his nomination will go the way of Miguel Estrada, a legal star blocked by a Democratic filibuster in Mr. Bush's first term.”
The comparison to Miguel Estrada is an interesting one. Estrada was blocked not only because he is “Supreme Court material,” but also because he is Hispanic. Democrats fear the nomination of a conservative Hispanic to the Supreme Court, because blocking a Hispanic nominee would anger a core Democratic constituency. Is the fact that Keisler is Jewish similarly contributing to his obstruction by Democrats? There is no way to know. But it’s worth noting that, of the nine appeals court nominees currently being obstructed, three are Jewish
Committee for Justice Blog: Today?s Dramatic Showdown over Judges