[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Replace the word "fight" with debate, or the word "war" with argument, and then you'll understand why this is such a phenomenally inept selection.

This was a national discussion that needed to take place.

It needed to occur after the Bork debacle-in fact, it would have been preferable if it had occurred before the nomination of Robert Bork-but it didn't.

The fact that Kennedy, Schumer, et. al. threatened to turn what would normally be a dignified process into a complete and utter circus-with their toadies in the D.C. press corps eagerly aiding and abetting their attempt at perpetuating this sort of idiocy and the defamatory charges that accompany it-is entirely irrelevant to the discussion at hand.

The battle should have been joined, and it wasn't.

This will go down in history as one of the greatest missed opportunities of the Bush presidency.

[Betaille]

"This will go down in history as one of the greatest missed opportunities of the Bush presidency."

It's far worse than a missed opportunity. It is very likely to cause disaster at the 2006 elections. It has created a permanent rift between Bush and conservative activists. It has displayed a lack of seriousness on the part of many Republicans when it comes to important issues such as the Supreme Court. It is also a perfect example of the "cronyism" that Bush is chronically accused of, and don't think it won't be noted that way by history.