I'm going to wait for the hearings to see if she has a head on her shoulders or not.
It doesn't particularly creep me out that she's not a sitting judge, in fact there's something interesting about that. What matters to me is whether she is smart and can speak with some eloquence on the matters at hand.
Beyond that, I really don't care much about the other "qualifications" that different people keep bringing to the table. Something that we've been telling democrats through all the other nominations is that, like it or not, nominations to the high court are the President's perogative, for good or ill.
If she blows it in the hearings, she should be voted down. But if she carries herself well... then she should and probably will be confirmed.
Lots of good conservatives have alarm bells ringing about this woman. I don't know why, but I just don't. My spidey-sense, a gut hunch, about people has served me well, and I'm usually right. I have a hunch that she might just be exactly the right voice on the court, right now.
Lots of good conservatives have alarm bells ringing about this woman. I don't know why, but I just don't. My spidey-sense, a gut hunch, about people has served me well, and I'm usually right. I have a hunch that she might just be exactly the right voice on the court, right now.
Ramius, I agree with you. Give the woman a hearing. She will either show the Senate that she can hold her own or she won't. If she doesn't then she will not be confirmed and we will move on.
I've trusted GW as Governor and President. I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt on this one too. He knows her, I don't.
Thank you for a good post.
Jen