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President Bush commented at a press conference today about judicial nominees and Democratic threats to shut down the government:

They're getting voted out of the committee, but they're not getting a vote on the floor. And I don't think it's fair to the candidates. I don't think it's fair to the administration for this policy to go forward. And so hopefully the Senate will be able to conduct business and also get my nominees a vote, an up-or-down vote on the floor of the Senate.

Of course, President Bush doesn't have a monopoly on wisdom, so here are some wise words from Barney Frank:

When they shut down the government, to try and force President Clinton to give in on the budget, it turned out the public didn't like it. I think the Republicans realize now that these are not good tactics. I don't know that you'll see them shutting down the government again. Gingrich? . . . His tactic of shutting the government down really backfired on him.

Can Harry Reid pronounce "backfire"?