I love this because I was getting really sick of the prevalent idea that O'Connor could only be replaced with a woman or minority nominee. I would have been very happy with SOME of the other nominees mentioned, but I respect the President more than ever for saying emphatically "I'm going to pick the PERSON, regardless of skin color or genitalia, who I think will make the best SCOTUS justice."
Roberts sounds like an outstanding pick, but the Ds and their pack of rabid jackals will try hard to brutalize the upcoming confirmation battle. They must be crushed and humiliated - and if they want to lose the filibuster option forever, so be it!!!
I agree.
The reason I leaned toward a minority or woman is because in order for this President to push through many of his nominees he was forced to prey on their weaknesses. The nominees he selected were well qualified, but there was a political calculation in the mix. His reasons for doing so were different than the PC culture, though, in which they believe in tit for tat. Dubya just threw that thought process out the door.
Guarenteed the Libs are frothing with this pick. LOL the Reps in the Congress had better damn well push him through. There will be no leniance for "civility" from the base.
Old media people are reporting now that he should fly through, and that the Dems. will behave.