Maybe the title of this post is a bit over the top, but how do you explain the fact that many federal judgeships are left vacant, judges are overworked and prosecutions are slowed down due to Republican obstructionism in getting Obama’s judicial nominations through. According to The Wall Street Journal, there are over 90 vacancies currently in the courts. To put this problem in perspective, only 62 appointments have been approved during Obama’s tenure compared to the first Congress of President George W. Bush term when 100 nominations were approved.
Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt) calls the Republican obstructionism a “tragedy”. Republicans don’t agree. They say that Obama is making them work too hard.
Republicans disputed the obstructionist charge. They say Democratic complaints don’t account for an unusually busy Congress, including the two Supreme Court nominations that took up extra time.