[Stellar Dendrite]

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[Stellar Dendrite]

"Some moderate (i.e., lukewarm) conservatives admonish the rest of us to hold our fire until Ms. Miers's performance at her hearing tells us more about her outlook on law, but any significant revelations are highly unlikely. She cannot be expected to endorse originalism; that would alienate the bloc of senators who think constitutional philosophy is about arriving at pleasing political results. What, then, can she say? Probably that she cannot discuss any issue likely to come before the court. Given the adventurousness of this court, that's just about every issue imaginable. What we can expect in all probability is platitudes about not "legislating from the bench." The Senate is asked, then, to confirm a nominee with no visible judicial philosophy who lacks the basic skills of persuasive argument and clear writing."

[phelanw]

Robert Bork! That Robert Bork? What has he ever done for the conservative cause? When has he bled and been left wounded on the battlefield? What right has he to speak his mind about constitutional law?

Oh, . . . That Robert Bork!!. Well, never mind.

[phelanw]

Bork is hysterical. That one I never thought of.

Hysterical we all understand. What's this bromide stuff? . I guess this definition is meant: A commonplace or conventional saying.

So the piece is a hysterical commonplace saying. Now I get it.