Judicial Appointments watch: The LLamabutchers explain Judicial Nominations in a highly charged partisan environment

There is an interesting article in the Post this morning on the backlog of appointments to the 4th Circuit, and whether---GASP---the balance of the Court might shift to the left.

And if you follow the 4th Circuit with any regularity, you know that for the 4th Circuit to shift to the left is for it to start to give some credence to the views of that young Maryland whippersnapper Roger Taney.

Lots of rueage in the article from conservative legal groups about the inattention of the Bush administration yadda yadda. But I think the lesson to be learned here is quite important:

Court Packing is a process, not an event.

Back to my grading bunker.