Friday, July 08, 2005
Our Newest Op Ed
Shifting and shifty standards for court appointments
- By Michael M. Bates
The word of the week is consultation. As in, it's essential for President Bush to engage in consultation with Democrats before nominating anyone to the Supreme Court.
And it has to be genuine, according to New York's Senator Charles Schumer, who demands "real, face-to-face, back-and-forth consultation."
Let's see. Democrats have managed to lose their control of the House of Representatives. They lost control of the Senate. They lost control of the White House.
This places them in a somewhat less than ideal position to be issuing demands. It's rather like Robert E. Lee insisting on "real, face-to-face, back-and-forth consultation" with General Grant in setting the terms at Appomattox.
Replacing Sandra Day O'Connor will be a long, ugly, drawn-out mess. The President's nominee will be subjected to withering scrutiny. No aspect of his or her life will go unexamined..................
Click HERE To Read On
- By Michael M. Bates
The word of the week is consultation. As in, it's essential for President Bush to engage in consultation with Democrats before nominating anyone to the Supreme Court.
And it has to be genuine, according to New York's Senator Charles Schumer, who demands "real, face-to-face, back-and-forth consultation."
Let's see. Democrats have managed to lose their control of the House of Representatives. They lost control of the Senate. They lost control of the White House.
This places them in a somewhat less than ideal position to be issuing demands. It's rather like Robert E. Lee insisting on "real, face-to-face, back-and-forth consultation" with General Grant in setting the terms at Appomattox.
Replacing Sandra Day O'Connor will be a long, ugly, drawn-out mess. The President's nominee will be subjected to withering scrutiny. No aspect of his or her life will go unexamined..................
Click HERE To Read On
# posted by Publius @ 7/08/2005 02:00:00 AM 
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