BUSH'S SUPREME COURT NOMINEE

Okay, I have no thoughts just yet about Judge John Roberts, but I do want to link to someone who does. From the Daily Kos:

So who is this guy Roberts? He has only two years of judicial experience, and his legal advocacy can be dismissed as doing the bidding of his bosses.

Fair enough. I'm willing to hear the guy out. We're not going to get a Ginsburg, but I'd be happy with an O'Connor-style moderate conservative. For all we know (and for all the religious-right knows), Roberts might be that sort of guy.

But he has to be honest and forthcoming, unlike his previous confirmation hearing. The Senate must take its time deliberating over the nomination. And this is something that all sides should want, not just ours. For all the right wing knows, this guy may be the next Souter who simply pretended to be virulently anti-privacy.

Click here for the rest.

Hmmm. I guess Kos doesn't know anything either. But he's much more verbose on his not knowing than I am. Go check it out. It's not much longer than the excerpt, but it does manage to look at the politics of the announcement vis-a-vis the Rove situation, and that's worth a read.

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