The AP reports that Judicial nominee Miguel Estrada has removed his name from consideration, after having his nomination blocked by the Senate for the past two years. While Democrats have played sleazy partisan politics, it is the Republicans that have let this happen. Bush and the Senate Republicans alike should have been making the Democrats pay the political price for blocking such a well qualified candidate. The fact that he was a successful minority who lefties claimed was Not Hispanic Enough should have made it an easy fight.

That the Democrats have paid no political price for turning their backs on minority nominees such as Estrada and Priscilla Owen, will only make them do it more often.

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