Judging Mitt

The American Spectator ^ | 7/30/07 | Jennifer Rubin

[Valin]

Mitt Romney was credited with a political coup last Tuesday when it was announced that Wendy Long has joined his campaign as a senior legal advisor and vice chair of his National Faith and Values Steering Committee. Long is a familiar name to conservatives who follow the courts. She is chief counsel to the Judicial Confirmation Network, an organization of conservative lawyers that has played a critical role in the confirmation battles for appellate and Supreme Court judges including Sam Alito and John Roberts. She was a litigation partner with Kirkland & Ellis LLP and previously a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and to U.S. Appeals Court Judge Ralph Winter. We talked to her about her decision to back Romney, her thoughts about the future of the judiciary, and why even non-lawyers should care about the courts.

How did she come to select Romney? She candidly acknowledges that she always liked Fred Thompson, in part because his support of causes like Scooter Libby "warmed her heart," but ultimately concluded that Thompson could "not hold a candle to the Governor on intellect or leadership." She contends that Romney is "the constitutionalist" in the race, meaning he best understands and supports concepts of federalism and the commitment to originalism in interpreting the Constitution.

Long also explains that leadership "matters tremendously" in selecting a president. For her this includes "the ability to direct the many and far flung team" that a president needs to confirm judges and lead the Justice Department. She cites Romney's experience in business and running the Olympics and as Governor as proof he can "lead a large organization and then delegate" to competent managers.

[dirtboy]

You missed the part where it said “the physical or mental health of the mother”. That’s where the door opens.

No, I didn't, liar. I said this: or the health of the mother.

So any other lies you wish to spew?