Remember the good old days -- when judicial nominees were in the news?

Robert Novak has an excellent column today sounding the alarm on the loudly ticking clock on judicial nominees.

If you liked Bill Clinton's judicial nominees (which were, by all accounts, Hillary Clinton's nominees), just wait......if Hillary gets the key to the Oval Office (a big "if"), let me assure you that judicial restraint is out and judicial activism will have full tilt control of the courts. "Constitution, whatever...." will be their anthem and all hopes of reversing the incredibly damaging decades of judicial activism gone hog wild will be nothing but a memory.

It is time -- in fact, it is overdue -- to get this train back on the tracks. It may not be the Supreme Court, but in some ways, getting these vacancies filled is one of the most important things that can be done right now. Discarding this winner of an issue for heaven knows what reason is just plain foolish.

Come on, folks, let's suit up again and get back out there. There are growing numbers of vacancies that need judicial nominees to fill them. There are judicial nominees languishing without a hearing, without a vote, without floor time....

Terrence Boyle seems to be the favorite for many to get confirmation, but the more I learn about Mike Wallace, the more I like him as well. And Kavanaugh -- no reason for him not to be seated on the bench.

It won't be any easier to get these nominees through in September than it is now, let me assure you.

So until I hear a good explanation for why not get these nominees out of nomination purgatory, I say let's get this party started with a good old fashioned knock-down, drag out judicial nomination fight. The silence on this subject has been going on long enough now.

Let's roll.