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But for many Democrats, the real start of Bush's conservative makeover of the state judiciary began last spring. That's when the GOP-dominated Legislature handed the governor the power to appoint all members of the state's 26 judicial nominating commissions, stripping the Florida Bar of its power to appoint three members of each nine-person panel.

I think that this quote from the article shows the hidden agenda here. The leftist wackos who control the American Bar Association in general, and in southeast Florida in particular had this idea that THEY had the right to name the judges. The result of that was seen by the whole country after the last presidential election, when the left-wing radicals on the Florida Supreme Court exposed themselves for what they are.

Fortunately the GOP controlled legislature has taken this power away from them, and now they are going to attack his appointees for whatever causes they can invent.

In a sense we are fortunate that, safe in their south Florida ideological cubbyhole, they think that they can attack Bush for naming Christians to public office. That will not play in this state. Certainly the low-church Protestants who dominate Protestantism in this state will not be entertained by this approach, nor will the Catholics, including the Cubans. A large part of the black community will not think that naming a Christian is a bad thing. They are attacking to advance a selfish personal agenda with a weapon that will not work in Florida.

...That will not play in this state. Certainly the low-church Protestants who dominate Protestantism in this state will not be entertained by this approach, nor will the Catholics, including the Cubans. A large part of the black community will not think that naming a Christian is a bad thing. They are attacking to advance a selfish personal agenda with a weapon that will not work in Florida.

I agree with you there, LCS. And, as my previous essay began to demonstrate: no one can classify Gov. Bush's judicial appointments in any one way, except that they are all highly qualified.

I think Gov. Bush has done an exceptional job here, of filling the needs of FL's judiciary. And, the fact that there is less in-fighting and less delay is a welcome relief, in my view, in light of the wide variety of people he has appointed.

BTW, I having a hard time imagining a Dem FL governor appointing both (1) a highly qualified Christian conservative female, as well as (2) a highly qualified black male Dem (mentioned in my essay linked in my post #1) -- as Gov. Bush has done.

I think the left loses support, especially in FL, when they complain about appointments that do not fit their image -- because while they may not ever want to admit it, many Christian conservatives live in FL too.