It’s out in the open. President George Bush’s nominee for the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court is Judge John Roberts. I must admit that I wish he had chosen a female, even though I’ve been told that Bush considered Roberts the most qualified among the candidates he considered. I’ve heard the candidates represented a broad spectrum too.
I assume President Bush had a list of qualifications in mind for those who made the short list; however, I haven’t read or heard anywhere what those qualifications – the litmus tests for his choice – were. Nor have a read what the President means by a “broad spectrum.”
If I sound like a liberal, it’s because I am one. But I’m also a cynic, so I’ve decided NOT to make my decision about Judge Roberts on the basis of either the liberal or conservative press, politicians from each party, or spin doctors.
Already my email box is filling with partisan warnings about this nomination. I’ve read them all and am amazed that in less than a few hours after the public announcement, people are lining up behind the L word and the C word. Only the actual word that comes to mind is ‘abortion.’ In fact, abortion may be the real litmus test of Judge Robert’s nomination and confirmation hearings.
I am saddened that the wrangling has begun.
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