[JLS]

I have only read the first 50 comments on this thread but I wonder:

1. Did Karl Rove assign Ann Coulter the task of attacking this nominee from the rights so the leftist groups will not attack him so ferociously?

2. Does Ann Coulter really want the Congressional Dims of 1991 to have veto power on who G.W. Bush appoints to the SCOTUS? That is essentially what she would be giving them for their running out the clock on his original appointment to the DC Appeals Court.

3. Does Ann Coulter not understand that it is not only stealth candidates who can change on the SCOTUS. We expect Judge Roberts not to be a Souter, but we can not know 100%. We would similarly not expect Judge Edith Jones or Judge Brown or Judge Garza not to be Souters, but we could not know 100%. Any of these people could change on the bench. One thing about someone who has lived in the DC area for a number of years and is still conservative, they have shown the ability to be a conservative in the culture of DC. As Justice O'Connor whining about Roberts not being a woman today reminds us, that is not easy for many conservative newcomers to the inside the beltway culture.

[proud American in Canada]

One thing about someone who has lived in the DC area for a number of years and is still conservative, they have shown the ability to be a conservative in the culture of DC. As Justice O'Connor whining about Roberts not being a woman today reminds us, that is not easy for many conservative newcomers to the inside the beltway culture

You made some excellent points in your post.