[Dog Gone]

How has she ruled in the past?

How did Rehnquist rule before he was appointed as a justice?

Oh, that's right, he never did.

[flashbunny]

what kind of questioning went on during the rehnquist confirmation, as opposed to the dog and pony show of today??

It would be nice to either:

A: Have a proven track record of decisions that illustrate a
political philosophy

or

B: Be able to find out exactly what the beliefs a nominee has during the confirmation process.

But because of the precedent set during the clinton years, and followed today, B won't happen. And with Miers, A can't happen.

So all we are left with is "trust us".

Just like we're supposed to "trust them" on securing our borders or controlling spending.

I'd like to have a nominee that is something more than a crapshoot.