5-4. Again.

Not the best decision on Gitmo yesterday. But it should bring into sharp relief just how critical the judicial appointments issue truly is. One more appointment to the Court just might have been the difference. Who occupies the Oval Office in the next term will make quite an impact....let's hope that it is for good (Constitutionalist) and not evil (judicial activist).

The fact that Captain Obstruction, AKA Senator Leahy, and his pals are running out the clock on this President's term in the hopes that Senator "Yes, We Can" Obama ushers in a new New Deal, a new Camelot and his Miss America interview promise for world peace -- all rolled into one liberal blob -- should not necessarily go unchallenged, particularly on the nominations front.

The conservative malaise is not without its completely justified origins. But no matter who will be the occupant of 1600 Penn, the occupants of the various federal benches around the nation will have a massive impact far beyond a lifetime of elections.

The boys in Leahy's crew would like very much for it to remain nice and quiet.

Good for McConnell, and Cornyn, and Specter and all of the awesome grassroots leaders who are pushing this boulder back up the hill, much to the consternation of lefties everywhere who are frantically saying "Ssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Ed Whelan's and Mark Levin's responses from National Review Online are quite interesting. The NRO editors weigh in here. and Senator Cornyn's always timely release on all things judicial is here.

Here is the link to the opinion online:
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/06-1195.pdf