While searching for information on the judicial nomination process, I came across a lecture given at the Heritage Foundation last year by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

When making their arguments the Democrats often like to compare unlike political conditions -- that is, Clinton's last two (lame duck) years to George W. Bush's first two years. A comparison of like time periods shows a great discrepancy in how the Democrat-controlled Senate changed the rules.