Bush forced to withdraw 4 conservative judges

Americablog tells us," This is what winning is like."

Yahoo news:
"William Haynes, William G. Myers III and Michael Wallace all asked to have their appointments withdrawn, these officials said. Judge Terrence Boyle was informed of the White House's decision, according to an ally.

Haynes is the Pentagon’s top lawyer, and was an architect of the Bush's now-abandoned policy toward treatment of detainees in the war on terror. He had been tapped for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Boyle is a federal judge in North Carolina, and his appointment to the 4th Circuit provoked opposition from Democrats who cited his rulings in civil rights and disability cases, as well as his higher-than-average reversal rate by higher courts.

Myers, nominated to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sparked opposition from environmentalist organizations and their allies among Senate Democrats.

Wallace's appointment to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals drew opposition from Democrats, civil rights groups and the American Bar Association."

Sinfonian notes that the Republicans are calling it unprecedented measures of obstruction, an whining. He goes on to prove that the Republicans and Bush have had many of the judges they wanted:
"106th Congress (Clinton): 116 nominated, 73 confirmed, for a 62.9% conversion rate.
107th Congress (Bush): 131 nominated, 100 confirmed, 76.3% conversion rate.
108th Congress (Bush): 131 nominated, 104 confirmed, 79.4% conversion rate.

Unprecedented measures of obstruction," my pasty white ass. Once again, the GOP weakly (and repetitively) tries to revise history, and once again, their contentions are easily refuted."