The fact is that this President has a better record of having his judicial nominees approved than any President in the past twenty-five years. Only ten of 214 nominations have been turned down.

So it is clear that this attempt to strip away these important checks and balances is not about judges. It is about the desire for absolute power.

See the text of Harry Reid's terrific letter to Senator Frist, and the text of his remarks today, here. It's good stuff.