[cva66snipe]

That was sort of my impression of W. Since Thursday's debacle, I've been wondering if his appointment was the success and Alito's was the accident. I thought Bush had at least one sterling, unimpeachable accomplishment, one that at least helped justify all the other crap we suffered during his presidency, now even that one is in doubt.

So far Alito is the one Bush may have misjudged. It will take a few more critical decisions to tell. When I say misjudged I mean by that Bush in both his terms was purposely making every attempt to stack both the houses and the courts with his beloved insider Liberals. He had little use for Conservatives or campaigning for them. Can any reasonable person believe that this wasn't his intentions as well behind appointing Roberts and Alito?

[Still Thinking]

So far Alito is the one Bush may have misjudged. It will take a few more critical decisions to tell. When I say misjudged I mean by that Bush in both his terms was purposely making every attempt to stack both the houses and the courts with his beloved insider Liberals. He had little use for Conservatives or campaigning for them. Can any reasonable person believe that this wasn't his intentions as well behind appointing Roberts and Alito?

If that was his plan he fooled me. Until this week, (first AZ immigration and now this) I believed that somehow, by hook or by crook, perhaps even accidentally, he'd done the right thing on his SCOTUS appointments, which helped me stomach all the other crap he did.

[skeeter]

So far Alito is the one Bush may have misjudged.

Bush wanted to appoint Roberts the first chance he had, when OConner retired. Then Rhenquist died & Bush saw a chance to put Roberts in the top spot. For some reason he really liked what he saw in Roberts.

You may be right about Alito, he was pretty much an unknown and was offered up after Bush's disasterous Myers choice flopped. Thank goodness Alito turned out as he did.

But I don't know what good he can do us now - we now know the court has a progressive majority.