[freethoughts]

Oh, so you're one of those "we change the rules as we go along kind of guys, huh? Implying that prior judicial service is a prerequisite for serving on an appellate court?

Before making that argument, you may want to check out the courts served on by Clinton's appointees to that same court. You may find that nearly half hadn't previously served as a judge either.

I never indicated any support for Clinton's appointees. It simply seems that the nation's highest courts might be better off if their judges had experience as judges. I don't think that makes me liberal.

[George W. Bush]

I never indicated any support for Clinton's appointees. It simply seems that the nation's highest courts might be better off if their judges had experience as judges. I don't think that makes me liberal.

Actually, I had the same reservations about Clarence Thomas. And he had had at least a year on the Court of Appeals when he was appointed to the Supreme Court. I still think his less-than-stellar performance on the Court bears out my judgement. However, this current nominee is far more substantial legally by what we can learn of him.