Demagogue

As Senate Republicans continue to talk about resorting to the "nuclear option" to overcome Democratic filibusters over judicial nominations, GOP allies are airing new TV ads. These ads blame Senate Dems for courtroom delays.

But according to FactCheck.org:

A multimillion-dollar ad campaign blames Democrats for the fact that "courtrooms sit empty." In fact, there are now half as many judicial vacancies as when Bush took office. And of the 46 federal judgeships that remain vacant, Bush has named only 16 replacements.

The ad also says cases are being delayed in federal courts for "thousands of Americans." Actually, official statistics show cases typically being decided more quickly now than they were in 1999, when it was Republicans opposing Clinton's judicial nominees.