From his office:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) offered an amendment to legislation currently pending on the Senate floor that would express the sense of the Senate on the nomination of Judge Leslie Southwick to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. The nomination has languished in the Judiciary Committee despite last year’s unanimous committee approval of Judge Southwick to a District Court and his clear qualifications. McConnell Amendment:
SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE LESLIE SOUTHWICK: “It Is The Sense Of The Senate That The Nomination Of Judge Leslie Southwick To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit Should Receive A Vote By The Full Senate.”

Southwick is a qualified patriot and the holdup on his nomination is inexcusable.

As we editorialized yesterday:

It is doubtful that there has ever been a weaker, more disgraceful case made against any lower-court nominee. Senate Republicans should muster the gumption to fight this vilification of an outstanding judge and an outstanding man.