Kynn, off the top of my head, Roger Gregory comes to mind with respect to judges. Also, I remember similar comments when Republicans objected to the late Ron Brown for Secretary of Commerce, and Joycelyn Elders for Surgeon General. I also remember Ms. Elder’s supporters accusing Clinton of racism and sexism over her forced resignation.

I also remember a study that showed two things about federal judicial appointments: that the confirmation process takes substantially longer when the appointing president is of the opposite party from the confirming Senate, and that this hasn’t historically always been so. I googled for it, and found mention of it in some blogs (this report at constitutionproject.org appears to be the source.)