Concur with d508, yesterday's tantrumming was not particularly surprising. It tells me a lot about former Justice Kennedy, not good things (not that I held him in high esteem). Borking became a standard D tactic for R USSC nominees, starting with the Bork nomination and was used against Clarence Thomas. Just as refusing to hold votes became a D tactic starting with GHWB's 1991 and 1992 judicial nominations.