Posted by
Always To The Right on Friday, May 01, 2009 2:55:10 PM
Based on Obama’s appointments thus far, expect a mediocre candidate
that will be just middle enough to get a few Republicans on board.
Don’t expect it to go quietly, but the Republicans probably won’t stage
any extraordinary action to block it, unless something arises like tax
problems or other issues that rise to incompetence or corruption.
That’s actually the way presidential appointments should be
handled, as elections have consequences. After the dust settles, the
court will be in exactly the same position as it is now, but in the
meantime the GOP will have had an opportunity to show Obama as no
post-partisan moderate but as a liberal idealogue. Elections do have
consequences — and so do appointments.
Update: Michelle profiles the three leading candidates. Gird your loins, indeed.