I noted the story of the deal struck with Democrats for getting 25 judicial appointments through the Senate three days ago and expressed my outrage at the Democrats. The other side of the coin is the president’s capitulation in the face of criminal behavior, a position eloquently expressed by Neal Boortz as he takes the president to task for caving in to the Democrats:

Let’s review here. I?m not trying to waste space, but there may be Democrats reading this column. In government schools, we must be careful not to leave them behind when we get into even the most moderately complicated situations. We will call this “back up and repeat essential points” as the “No Liberal Left Behind? style of writing. [Heh - I'm going to steal that phrase!]

1. The Democrats modify the Constitution by requiring a super-majority vote for the confirmation of certain judicial nominees.
2. The president responds by using the perfect constitutionally legitimate exercise of making a recess appointment.
3. The Democrats, outraged at the president’s legal use of his Constitutional authority, bring nearly all Senate business to a halt in retaliation.
4. The president promises to stop any further recess appointments during this term if the Senators will only do the job they were elected to do.

This is leadership? When George W. Bush was sworn in he swore an oath to ?preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.? Just how are you preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution when you promise to stop using a constitutionally legitimate procedure to prevent political opponents from defying the Constitution.. and for this we get a quick confirmation of about 27 judicial nominees whom the Democrats didn?t object to in the first place? Wow! What a deal!