"Obama's rate of appointing women & people of color is higher than those of any of his predecessors"

[usregimechange]

While most of the nation's attention remains fixed on the expected confirmation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the fourth woman ever to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, there is a fierce, largely ignored battle going on between President Obama and Senate Republicans over his goal of sharply altering the composition of the mostly white-male federal judiciary.

So far, nearly half of Obama's 73 appointments to the federal bench have been women, 25 percent have been African American, 11 percent Asian American, and 10 percent Hispanic. About 30 percent of Obama's nominees were white males. By contrast, two-thirds of George W. Bush's nominees were white males.

Obama's rate of appointing women and people of color is higher than those of any of his predecessors during the first year of their terms. But he is not the only one setting records.

According to a report by the Alliance for Justice, a liberal advocacy group: "The Senate confirmed both fewer nominees and a smaller percentage of nominees under President Obama than under any other previous five presidents during their first year in office."

Read more: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/currents/20100711_Obama__Republicans_square_off_over_courts.html#ixzz0tTmVxWOY


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[BrklynLiberal]

1. The Senate repukes would try to shoot down ANYTHING Obama supports.

AND they are PARTICULARLY pissed at any attempt he might make to interfere with the power of old, white men in the government.

I hope those old, white men get their asses kicked...right out of office...pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze

[usregimechange]

2. Got to keep the Senate = control of the Judiciary

[BrklynLiberal]

4. BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Tx4obama]

5. K&R n/t