At COTTonLINE we've repeatedly noted the importance of the young, conservative judges President Trump is appointing and McConnell's Senate is confirming. What makes these especially potent is they are lifetime appointments, which the appointee can occupy until retirement or death.
Writing for CNBC, columnist Jake Novak does an excellent job of exploring the importance of Sens. Grassley and Reid in setting up this rewarding scenario for the President. Every judge appointed gives a president leverage over outcomes lasting for decades beyond his term of office.
As we wrote months ago, if Trump never accomplishes anything more than several conservative judicial appointments we can consider his term in office a success. Trump has obviously surpassed our minimalist milepost in year one and has a every chance of compiling an outstanding record in the next three.
As conservatives, COTTonLINE readers know what fun it is having a hyperactive self-starter in the Oval Office. Most of what he's done to date, except his insistence upon fair trade, is thoroughly conservative by any objective standard.
