BEING POSITIVE, PART III

Federal courts are not in the midst of a vacancy crisis (yay!), as Rick Hasen notes, here. He links to this LA Times article, which begins:

The vacancy rate on the federal bench is at its lowest point in 13 years, because of a recent surge of judges nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate.

The intense partisan battle over a handful of judges aside, Bush has already won approval of 168 judges, more than President Reagan achieved in his first term in the White House. And with 68 of his nominees winning confirmation in 2003 as of Wednesday, President Bush has had a better record this year than President Clinton achieved in seven of his eight years in office.

But if you don't want to let the facts get in your way, that's fine, too! In the long run, the truth will out. That's a positive message.