Dems to Force Through Judgeship for Huge Campaign Donor

From legalinsurrection.com - I have written several times before about the controversial nomination of John J. "Jack" McConnell, Jr. to an open federal court seat in Rhode Island. It appears that Democrats will use the lame duck session to force through McConnell's nomination, which has been stalled for most of this year. McConnell, who made a fortune in the tobacco litigation and led a failed effort against paint companies in Rhode Island, donated several hundred thousand dollars to Democratic lawmakers, including to McConnell's primary sponsor, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). As reported by The Providence Journal last March: During the 2008 campaigns, the McConnells gave almost $160,000 to elect Democrats, including $77,000 to national party organizations that helped to finance the campaigns of presidential, Senate and House candidates, according to the Washington-based CRP. The McConnells gave a total of $15,500 to the individual presidential campaigns of Mr. Obama; now Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; former Sen. John Edwards and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. More here

Dems to Force Through Judgeship for Huge Campaign Donor