Reply #28: Did you just fall off a turnip truck or something?

[Boo Boo]

There is not going to be a nominee that is not a loyal, highly partisan Republican. This is how you get an appointment from a Bush. Rich guys that donate big bucks to Bush get to be ambassadors, and lawyers that work hard for the Party and otherwise show their loyalty to Bush get rewarded with appointments to the bench.

Better get used to it, because it has always been this way. Rehnquist used to stand out in front of polling places in Arizona and try to intimidate Black voters; that's how you earn your stripes in the Republican Party.

I'd be more concerned with his stance on Roe v. Wade, or his recent decision on Bush's power to hold prisoners in the WOT indefinitely. His opinion on these supposed war powers appears to be a whole lot worse (for civil liberties) than Justice O'Connor's. Now those are legal opinions that do have real, meaningful impact on our lives.