The Hill reported yesterday on Senator Specter's efforts to push Senator Leahy to do his job. It states:

Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.), ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is ratcheting up the pressure on Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the panel's chairman, to confirm President Bush's judicial nominees.

Specter sent a lengthy letter to Leahy on Friday urging him to schedule "prompt action on nominees," arguing that "President Bush is even farther behind President Clinton in total confirmations when contrasting their entire terms."

The article also details Judiciary Chairman Leahy's pathetic defense of his inaction: he blames President Bush and Republicans on the Judiciary Committee. However, even if EVERYTHING Leahy says is valid, there are still a number of nominees for whom Leahy has not scheduled votes or even hearings. Senator Leahy needs to stop making excuses, stop playing partisan politics, and get to work.