Christy’s right, now is not the time for Republican obstructionism over key executive branch legal appointments. The Republican Party’s opposition to Harold Koh and Dawn Johnsen are a fine balance between pro-forma culture war flash backs and the latest manifestation of opposition to constitutional checks and balances and the rule of law. In either event, it’s political obstructionism at best and the reanimation of zombie Bush/Cheney-ism at its worst.

Koh and Johnsen should be confirmed swiftly. Republicans who obstruct should be lambasted in the public, by the public, by the press, and by Democrats.