we have another fourth circuit nominee judge glenn conrad from virginia. he is is a federal district court judge whom snet confirmed tot trial bench without any contra strersy. he has the support of both his home state senators one democrat and one republican. after he was nominated the chairman said he would move him as long as there was time to do so. specifically he stated i have already said that once the paperwork on president bush's nomination of judge glenn conrad tot fourth circuit is completed ifs there sufficient time i hope to move his nomination. well, the chairman's conditions are met with respect to judge glenn conrad's nomination. his paperwork has been ready for a month. and it's only july the 17th. last time i looked there are 12 months in a year. it is july 17th. clearly we have time to confirm him. but yet we have no action. on this nomination. now, our democratic colleagues continually talk about the so-called furmen rule under which the senate supposedly stops confirming judges in a presidential election yoor. imente concerned that thi