Clarence Thomas as Chief Justice

Memo On The Margin ^ | June 25, 2005 | Jude Wanniski

[n-tres-ted]

This speaks for itself, and I wholeheartedly agree.

[AntiGuv]

Justice Thomas had my vote even before Kelo, and controversy be damned. The Dems are gonna pitch a fit no matter who GWB nominates, so he might as well do the right thing right away.

[aynrandfreak]

I'm for Thomas too, but Jude Wanniski has a long way to go to win me back.

[traviskicks]

I like his ruling on Marijuana too. An all around freedom man.

Jance Rogers would be my personal choice (that way you get thomas on the court too) and have the two top justices on the court be black. Not that thats any big deal to us, but to the libs, who measure people by color, will result in a coniption over there.

[Jeff Chandler]

Bush isn't going to get ANY non-leftist Supreme Court justice approved in the senate. McCain won't allow it.

It will be up to the next president to nominate judges.

[CO Gal]

Let's pray that after the 2006 elections, McPain will become irrelevant.

[Rodney King]

Jude's credibility has fallen faster than David Caruso's career.

[ncountylee]

Ditto

[jocon307]

Dittos to what you said. He is right about this though. Thomas was on the right side in both recent decisions. O'Connor's dissent was amazingly good though. It's that Kennedy who's got to go. How much trouble in this country is caused by people named Kennedy? Amazing really, let's send them all back to the auld sod.

[monkeywrench]

I agree. Both freedom loving individuals!

[Jeff Chandler]

Let's pray that after the 2006 elections, McPain will become irrelevant.

I love the Republican motto: "Wait until next year (election)." They're the Chicago Cubs of politics.

[ellery]

Amen! Thomas is the only justice who understands that original sources and founding documents should overrule FDR-era court precedent.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The Dems are gonna pitch a fit no matter who GWB nominates, so he might as well do the right thing right away.

The problem of "liberalism" in the courts does not exist in isolation; all judges (honorable exception for Justice Thomas) read newspapers. Journalism is arrogant, negative, and superficial, and that cynicism makes judges who attend to it subject to undue "liberal" influence - flattery and derision of the sort that so obviously seduces John McCain to be a "maverick."

Bush cannot openly buckle to the McCainite demand that Bush take advice from McCain and his 13 friends, or he will be a lame duck from that very moment. Yet that will also be a hazzard if Bush's nomination is voted down.

[NetValue]

"But writing separately, Justice Thomas understood that the Court’s action in itself is unconstitutional, a “dangerous” act because the American people now have no other recourse to regain control of their property rights except by another amendment to the Constitution."

Or by taking back our government and forcing those liberal justices off the bench for judicial misconduct.

[Bar-Face]

Sadly I fear you are right.

[tflabo]

For Chief Justice, Thomas or Scalia would be top selections. For future SC justices avoid lefties like:

The Weasel....David Souter is this guy gay? Nerd & 1/2.
The Waffler moderate...Anthony Kennedy.... cut from RINO-like GOP moderate Senator cloth. Gutless wonder.
John Paul Stevens.... get this old liberal coot off the bench....puhlease....go seize some retirement property.
Stephen Breyer.....bench warmer lefty. Too bad he has the name of ice cream i like. Flavor his strawberry socialist.
Ruthless Bader Ginsberg.....the ultimate nightmare of a selection....former ACLU'er. This commie leftie is so thorougly gargoyle butt ugly inside and out. Thanks Bill eerrrr Hil for putting this goblin on the bench.

God help us all with this strange brew crew!

[n-tres-ted]

I personally favor Justice Thomas as Chief Justice and Janice Rogers to take his seat on the court.

[n-tres-ted]

McCain won't allow it.

I hope you're wrong, at least in the sense that GWB can overcome McCain.

[n-tres-ted]

Don't you think Scalia would be in the same camp?

[PFC]

I am not sure Bush and Thomas agree on this issue. In fact, I'd be extremely surprised if they did. So would some people who used to live where the Ranger stadium now sits.