Sentence:  After an eight-year hiatus, these groups are back on the scene, ready to implement an apparent vicious strategy of <WSD>Borking</WSD> any judicial nominee who happens to disagree with their view of how the world should be. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy. (from 1987)