[w_over_w]

Newt makes valid points, as did Thomas Sowell in another post.

"For the rest of us, she is a stealth nominee. Not since The Invisible Man has there been so much stealth.

That's not ideal by a long shot. But ideal was probably never in the cards, given the weak sisters among the Republicans' Senate "majority." ~Thomas Sowell~

It seems as the dust settles the more reasoned opinions are getting printed. I like your comment about "closer to the people". Is that what Bush had in mind? Perhaps.

[Monti Cello]

The major question for me is whether her level of legal expertise is a non-starter for the position.

Supreme court justice is not a figurehead position, nor a management position, and there are qualities that matter aside from voting yea or nay as one might like.

Can she hold her own in deliberations and cross-examination? Can she write an informed and well-reasoned and legally respectable opinion? Can she stand up to other justices who will put her to the test, and may try to intellectually intimidate her?

The personal connection to Bush and the lack of a 'paper trail' are complicating issues, but less important than competence, in my opinion.

Fortunately the questions of competence and backbone will probably be resolved by the confirmation process.

[bray]

She's a stealth candidate to everyone except GW! He knows her very, very, well. Now it is Newt, Sekelo, Robertson, Falwell and Dobson. Sounds like the Fundamentalists are fine with her???

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