Time to Dance
The following quote is from Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) regarding the nomination of Judge Alito by Dear Leader:
"The nomination of Judge Alito requires an especially long hard look by the Senate because of what happened last week to Harriet Miers. Conservative activists forced Miers to withdraw from consideration for this same Supreme Court seat because she was not radical enough for them. Now the Senate needs to find out if the man replacing Miers is too radical for the American people.
"I am disappointed in this choice for several reasons. First, unlike previous nominations, this one was not the product of consultation with Senate Democrats. Last Friday, Senator Leahy and I wrote to President Bush urging him to work with us to find a consensus nominee. The President has rejected that approach.
"Second, this appointment ignores the value of diverse backgrounds and perspectives on the Supreme Court. The President has chosen a man to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, one of only two women on the Court. For the third time, he has declined to make history by nominating the first Hispanic to the Court. And he has chosen yet another federal appellate judge to join a court that already has eight justices with that narrow background. President Bush would leave the Supreme Court looking less like America and more like an old boys club. "Justice O'Connor has been the deciding vote in key cases protecting individual rights and freedoms on a narrowly divided Court. The stakes in selecting her replacement are high.
"I look forward to meeting Judge Alito and learning why those who want to pack the Court with judicial activists are so much more enthusiastic about him than they were about Harriet Miers."
Well, maybe so. I would say that Bush might be trying to raise the Court to the status of a third-rate bowling team. This stinks, folks.
The Democrats would be stupid - totally, completely and unutterably stupid - if they let this pass. All the shit spewed by the False Republicans and the Christian Fascists about an 'up or down vote' should be countered by the simple question, "Well, why didn't you let Harriet Miers get an up or down vote?"
Following the bad time for the White House last week will be a chore. It requires stout hearts and strong spines.
I wonder if the Democrats are up to it.
"The nomination of Judge Alito requires an especially long hard look by the Senate because of what happened last week to Harriet Miers. Conservative activists forced Miers to withdraw from consideration for this same Supreme Court seat because she was not radical enough for them. Now the Senate needs to find out if the man replacing Miers is too radical for the American people.
"I am disappointed in this choice for several reasons. First, unlike previous nominations, this one was not the product of consultation with Senate Democrats. Last Friday, Senator Leahy and I wrote to President Bush urging him to work with us to find a consensus nominee. The President has rejected that approach.
"Second, this appointment ignores the value of diverse backgrounds and perspectives on the Supreme Court. The President has chosen a man to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, one of only two women on the Court. For the third time, he has declined to make history by nominating the first Hispanic to the Court. And he has chosen yet another federal appellate judge to join a court that already has eight justices with that narrow background. President Bush would leave the Supreme Court looking less like America and more like an old boys club. "Justice O'Connor has been the deciding vote in key cases protecting individual rights and freedoms on a narrowly divided Court. The stakes in selecting her replacement are high.
"I look forward to meeting Judge Alito and learning why those who want to pack the Court with judicial activists are so much more enthusiastic about him than they were about Harriet Miers."
Well, maybe so. I would say that Bush might be trying to raise the Court to the status of a third-rate bowling team. This stinks, folks.
The Democrats would be stupid - totally, completely and unutterably stupid - if they let this pass. All the shit spewed by the False Republicans and the Christian Fascists about an 'up or down vote' should be countered by the simple question, "Well, why didn't you let Harriet Miers get an up or down vote?"
Following the bad time for the White House last week will be a chore. It requires stout hearts and strong spines.
I wonder if the Democrats are up to it.
posted by Walt at 9:34 AM
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