Free Republic

Let the Senate advise DAVID BRODER: LET THE SENATE ADVISE Bush should consult with Democratic leaders about possible Supreme Court nominees. It would greatly disappoint the warring armies of interest groups in Washington, D.C., salivating for a fight over the next U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. But there is a way out of such a debilitating battle -- with all its ominous implications for the independence and reputation of the judiciary -- if key players at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue are willing to show some flexibility. The path around such a knock-down-drag-out fight has been opened by Democratic senators who...