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September 21, 2005
Senate Dems: Big Liars
Pat Leahy's announcement today that he'll vote to confirm John Roberts is, I think, the strongest indication yet of the Dems' cynical master plan. Leahy et al. will portray themselves as "reasonable" by voting for Roberts (with no risk; Roberts-for-Rehnquist is, in their peabrains, a wash (or is saleable as such)). Replacing the swing vote, Justice O'Connor, could be anything but that, and Leahy and his cohorts, wearing their white hats, will simply ambush the President's nominee to replace her. With the support of MSM, they'll smear that person as some combination of racist (using softer language), sexist, "homophobic," "reactionary," etc. [read: opposes affirmative action; once wrote that Roe v. Wade is bunk and/or not "super-duper" precedent; and doesn't believe in legislation by judicial fiat]. And no one Bush nominates will be good enough for Senate liberals.
Maybe the biggest question now is whether the White House is cynical (or ballsy?) enough to bluff - to nominate someone they don't believe can be confirmed, on the assumption the second, "real" nominee would be confirmed. Who would volunteer for the smackdown?
Posted by bill at September 21, 2005 12:50 PM
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