[Max_Parrish]

Yes, I would have loved anyone from the A Team:

Luttig
McConnel
Owens
Brown
Jones
or Olson.

These people are clearly originalist/textualists. They are clearly "in the mold" of Bushs promise of a Scalia or Thomas.

However, the appointment of Roberts is now going to make that more difficult. First, Bush will probably be less powerful six months from now (or after the elections) - RINOs will be too timid near the elections to support anyone from the A team OR the democrats may gain a seat or two.

Second, Roberts is being defended by the GOP will the wrong justifications - i.e. he is not a Bork, 'there is not proof he would overturn Roe v. Wade', etc. We are establishing Roberts as acceptable PRECISLY because he is not a confirmed originalist/textualist. Therefore, any future nomination will be attacked as an extremest.

Third, we have used up our most credible B player. If Bush picks an A team member, and we lose, we have even less safe "stealth" backups.

First we blew the filibuster.
Second we blew this.

If Roberts does not live up to his billing of "in the mold of Scalia and Thomas", Bush Jr. will only be a little less disappointing than Bush Sr.

[samantha]

Here Kitty Kitty! You are only fooling a few on this thread troll. You have outed yourself by your key democrap words and over the top commentary. We do not call George W Bush Junior because he is not a Junior and that is what Molly Ivins and the rest of the DUmmies call him. It is insulting,better go back to DU with the rest of the DUmmies.