That’s a non-sequitur. My point, which I had hoped would be obvious, is that nominating a competent Supreme Court justice didn’t require any heroic effort. Yet, the first inclination by the Bush Administration was to nominate someone on the basis not of competency, judicial temperament, or even ideology, but of loyalty.
I liked Harriet. She was just as qualified as the two loons Obama put on the court. I would have preferred a working lawyer as opposed to another ivory tower egghead, although I am pleased with ALito.
I believe he nominated her because he knew she would never embarrass him like his father's nominee did. Loyalty is a good thing BTW.