John Jacob Gingleheimer Roberts
Last night the media was all atwitter staking out the white house to figure out who the next Supreme Court Justice would be. Towards the end they started to eliminate people based on flight times to DC and the tizzy just kept growing. I figured Bush would do the same thing he did the last time he had a secret nominee - pick Dick Cheney.
Turns out I was wrong, but what do I know about judges? The only judges I could name are the ones tied up in the recent controversy that resulted in the compromise by the 14 senators. Since Roberts wasn't part of this, I have no idea who he is or what he's all about. I turned to trusted sources this morning and got a mixed bag. The boys at Powerline know the law and they like Roberts. Freddy Beetle Barnes knows Washington (of which Roberts is an established figure) and considers the pick to be timid and uninspired. Rush had Giulliani on the show and Rudy gave Roberts a thumbs up. This is confusing on a couple of levels. Rush doesn't do interviews, and the few I recall involved someone with the word "President" in their title. Rudy isn't exactly a star of the Rush right and is considered soft or wrong on abortion, gay rights, and other social issues. That being said, barring a Jeb candidacy I'm going with Rudy or George Allen in 2008.
Ann Coulter fired a shot against Roberts, but I don't take her seriously. Schumer was his cheerful hostile self, but that's a given. Reid could only stoke the Rove-Plame controversy and suggested this was all part of a great conspiracy to cover up the TRUTH. All the other typical George Soros funded/Bush Hating orgs made the noises you'd suspect - but official Democratia was largely silent and acquiescent... and that's what I consider the most troubling. It could be the Bush surprise factor caught these folks with their pants down, and those liberals who know him on the DC scene simply know him as an affable fellow - as his reputation suggests. Maybe in the month or two Leahy is taking to drag out the process official liberal DC will wake up and take up the attack.
I'm with the general consensus that Roberts will easily be confirmed. But how will he rule once he's on the oligarchic throne of 9? Sounds like a good topic for another blog.
Turns out I was wrong, but what do I know about judges? The only judges I could name are the ones tied up in the recent controversy that resulted in the compromise by the 14 senators. Since Roberts wasn't part of this, I have no idea who he is or what he's all about. I turned to trusted sources this morning and got a mixed bag. The boys at Powerline know the law and they like Roberts. Freddy Beetle Barnes knows Washington (of which Roberts is an established figure) and considers the pick to be timid and uninspired. Rush had Giulliani on the show and Rudy gave Roberts a thumbs up. This is confusing on a couple of levels. Rush doesn't do interviews, and the few I recall involved someone with the word "President" in their title. Rudy isn't exactly a star of the Rush right and is considered soft or wrong on abortion, gay rights, and other social issues. That being said, barring a Jeb candidacy I'm going with Rudy or George Allen in 2008.
Ann Coulter fired a shot against Roberts, but I don't take her seriously. Schumer was his cheerful hostile self, but that's a given. Reid could only stoke the Rove-Plame controversy and suggested this was all part of a great conspiracy to cover up the TRUTH. All the other typical George Soros funded/Bush Hating orgs made the noises you'd suspect - but official Democratia was largely silent and acquiescent... and that's what I consider the most troubling. It could be the Bush surprise factor caught these folks with their pants down, and those liberals who know him on the DC scene simply know him as an affable fellow - as his reputation suggests. Maybe in the month or two Leahy is taking to drag out the process official liberal DC will wake up and take up the attack.
I'm with the general consensus that Roberts will easily be confirmed. But how will he rule once he's on the oligarchic throne of 9? Sounds like a good topic for another blog.
posted by Bill Gilles | 10:07 AM
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