President Bush has nominated Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to replace Harriet Miers as the nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
There can be no cries of “cronyism” this time. And the Bush-hating Left will have a hard time denying Alito’s qualifications (not that they won’t try, mind you).
This is a nominee that the Right will love and the Left will hate. Which is a good thing. Of course, the Left’s Chief Obstructionist (that’s his title; he had it printed on his business cards), Sen. Harry Reid (D) is already gearing up for the battle:
“This is not one of the names I’ve suggested to the president,” Reid said yesterday of Alito on CNN’s “Late Edition.”
“In fact, I’ve done the opposite,” he said. “I think it would create a lot of problems.”
Someone needs to remind the delusional Senator about how the Presidential privilege of appointing Supreme Court Justices works. He seems to think that—despite being a mere Senator from the minority party—that he and his party get to pick the President’s nominees.
Silly Senator.
You see, this President does have a mandate from the people of the United States. And part of the reason we so overwhelmingly voted in a Republican-majority House and Senate, as well as a Republican President, is because we expect them to enforce our mandate of appointing and confirming conservative judges and Justices.
No more delusional than when President Clinton accepted the suggestions of the minority party when he made his nominations.
In the past Presidents often governed for all Americans.
Left by Preston on October 31st, 2005 at 12:19 pm