The editorial board of The New York Times launched a new blog yesterday with a post questioning Senator Dianne Feinstein’s support for Leslie Southwick, Bush’s nominee for New Orleans-based United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Judge Southwick “has the sort of record that should have made his nomination dead on arrival,” wrote the author. “Mississippi Judge Leslie Southwick, whose record includes decisions that have been labeled anti-black and anti-gay, is just the sort of Bush judicial nominee everyone thought would be blocked when Democrats retook the Senate. But Judge Southwick may be headed for confirmation thanks to Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat.”

Carrie Budoff Brown also blogged about our coalition’s efforts on politico.com:

“The other side is targeting Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Ca.), who cast the decisive vote in the Judiciary Committee that sent his nomination to the full Senate. A coalition that includes Alliance for Justice launched a petition and email campaign earlier this month, arguing that his record is hostile to gays and lesbians, workers and minorities. Videos have also been posted on YouTube.”

Other notable posts include those by Christy Hardin Smith on firedoglake.com, Brian Leubitz on calitics.com and Josh Richman on InsideBayArea.

Our NoSouthwick.com campaign presses along, but we still need your help to pressure Sen. Feinstein into opposing Southwick’s confirmation.

Visit NoSouthwick.com and check out our banner ads, YouTube videos, sign our petition and use the phone numbers we posted to call Sen. Feinstein’s office expressing your opposition to Southwick.