To beat them, you have to be just as ruthless as your enemies. We have forgotten how to fight a war. Folks, this is war!!!
Agreed.
...although as the article hints, some of the Bush administration’s tactics could be coming back to haunt Republicans (not to mention some of Bush’s first few lackluster nominees). It’s better for Republicans to mop the floor with the opposition on questions of law and the nominee’s record than to try to play for the sympathy of tv viewers. Hell, do you think the Democrats would shrink from putting someone like John Edwards in a high court if they thought they could get away with it? After all, he’s a successful lawyer and has nice hair even though he is a white male. Conservatives need to stop playing by cynical Democrat rules and start attacking the liberal agenda for the courts directly.