[ContraryMary]

Very nice analysis of Gonzales. But what did you mean by saying the problem is his integrity -- that he's too conservative to legislate from the bench? Isn't that what we want?

[Iwo Jima]

...that he's too conservative to legislate from the bench? Isn't that what we want?

No, we don't want any judge to legislate from the bench (or anywhere else for that matter). What we want is for Supreme Court justices to strictly interpret the Constitution with the intent of the Framers firmly in mind, and to interpret statutes within that Constitutional framework.

This is the very antithesis of "legislating from the bench."

[coconutt2000]

Very nice analysis of Gonzales. But what did you mean by saying the problem is his integrity -- that he's too conservative to legislate from the bench? Isn't that what we want?

It was sarcasm. That is exactly what we want, but some people seem too blinded by their political agendas to realize that.