Estrada update

The Washington Post had some pretty strong words for the Senate Democrats in the main editorial today: “Escalation in the Senate”:

But a lower court nominee has never been stopped by filibuster, nor has withholding a vote ever been used to force a nominee to discuss matters about which nominees traditionally remain silent. The Estrada vote, therefore, formalizes a dramatic escalation in the war over the courts -- one Democrats may come to regret.

The Republicans need to break out the cots and put aside the “gentleman’s” filibuster. Make the Democrats defend the indefensible.