GOOD MOVE – AT 11:38 A.M. ET:  Republican Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa is experienced, and is also chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.  His experience shows.  He's made a move that can have profound importance as President Trump reshapes the American judiciary.  From Breitbart: 

WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced Monday that he will not allow any senator to abuse the “blue slip courtesy” to block a judicial nomination. This paves the way for all of President Donald Trump’s nominees to get through Grassley’s committee for a confirmation vote by the full Senate, giving the president a major victory for the 2018 midterms.

Grassley’s office laid the foundation for Monday’s long-awaited and eagerly anticipated speech by distributing a policy memorandum on November 2 explaining the historical role of the blue slip, including that it is a courtesy that each Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) chairman extends to his fellow senators as he sees fit, not any sort of Senate rule that is binding on chairmen.

“Blue slips have been around since 1917,” Grassley began. “I intend to honor the blue slip courtesy, but there have always been exceptions.”

Consistent with his policy memo, he explained that blue slips are “premised on the idea that home-state senators are in a good position to provide insights into a nominee from their state.”

“It’s meant to encourage consultation between the White House and home-state senators about judicial nominations,” Grassley added, and that each SJC “chairman has the authority to decide how to apply the courtesy” to facilitate such consultation.

But only two chairmen during the past century “required both senators to return positive blue slips before scheduling a hearing.” All the rest have not.

COMMENT:  Eureka!  Read the whole piece, which is thoughtful and explanatory.  It is good news for those who want the Democrat-inspired logjam on judicial appointments to be broken up.

Trump's greatest legacy may come in his appointment of conservative judges.

November 15,  2017