As the Senate gets set to take up Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the slow pace of confirmation for lower-court nominations is creating vacancies that are gumming up the system and could even pose a long-term threat to President Obama’s agenda. In response, some who follow the process are calling on Democrats to get tougher on GOP obstructionism. “We need a Nancy Pelosi in the Senate,” said one progressive activist.
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