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July 25, 2005

Rational

"New Patriot" is one of the precious few blogs from the fantasy-based community that is even occasionally worth a read.

Yesterday's piece by Chris Dykstra shows a few of the reasons for this:

Roberts does not have the air, academic record, references, or legislative record of a radical. He is a conservative, but did anybody expect a conservative president to nominate a liberal judge? Bush did the country a favor - possibly the only thing I can point to in his two terms that I consider vaguely positive...NARAL, MoveOn, Planned Parenthood, are all putting resources into protesting Roberts' nomination. I wish they wouldn't. Don't get me wrong. Roberts should be subjected to a rigorous, thorough, nomination process. He should be examined at the molecular level. If a judicial red flag emerges, then legislators should vote against him. But my guess is that one won't, and he will pass. He will pass because of the balance of power is in GOP hands, for sure, but he may also pass because he is an acceptable candidate.

Democrats have limited political capital and power at the moment. We would do well to acknowledge a compromise when it is staring us in the face. I would rather conserve resources and energy in anticipation of a larger fight later this year.

I think that most of the left realizes this.

But the fact is, if Roe V. Wade didn't exist, the left (and parts of the right) would have to invent it. It's the biggest fundraising tool the left (and parts of the right) have.

But beneath it all - yes, when you get past his eyes and the kids' clothes and his wife's pumps, Roberts is qualified, not "extreme" by any definition that anyone more rational than Mike Malloy would recognize, and will be a great justice.

Which doesn't mean NARAL isn't going to squeeze every dollar they can out of the deal.

Posted by Mitch at July 25, 2005 07:11 AM | TrackBack
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How about Roberts isn't extreme as far as anybody
who is talking knows. With so little on record, what can be discovered about his conservative bent?

Certainly Bush is not going to appoint a liberal.
He also might not want to be seen appointing someone
who is not conservative enough. He might be appointing someone who is young (relatively) and
with little paper trail to reveal much as a way of keeping both the left and the right guessing.

Posted by: David S. Cargo at July 25, 2005 01:47 PM
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