Two of Bush's Judicial Nominees Pass Committee

According to Fox News, two of Bush's judicial nominees, Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown passed the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning along party lines and will go to the floor of the Senate for a vote (or filibuster). If they actually get a vote, both nominees will be pass. Both are well-qualified candidates who have been elected by the states of Texas and California. Rogers Brown actually received the highest number of votes of any justice on the California Supreme Court. Yet somehow, according to Democrats, they are both "extremists."

If Democrats decide to filibuster on the Senate floor, I expect Frist to use the constitutional option. This could be it...