This summer the goat fucking child molester will return to his New Hampshire abode to spend the remaining years of his existence churning butter and hemming trousers on his front porch step. He'll also be sporting a shotgun just in case another pesky property rights activist tries to steal his precious log cabin or mug him during a morning jog.
The bad news for us is - over the next several months we will be forced to endure the national charade that is selecting, vetting and confirming the next Supreme Court Justice. Get ready for the theatrics - Senators waxing philosophical about the primal importance of an up-or-down vote, interrogating character witnesses about what curse words the candidate used on the playground during middle school, and flaunting homemade pie charts to explain strict constructionism.
Obama might unknowingly choose his own Souter, that is, a seemingly liberal justice who overtime will grow more pragmatic, i.e. conservative.
Personally, I'd like to see perennial Guys From Area 51 presidential candidate Gus Hall nominated to the Court, but I'd settle for Gary Busey or Ward Churchill. Mainly, I want someone who is going to aggravate ScaThomAlito. Perhaps, a strong woman would be the best prescription for the court. Or one of those circus seals that can bounce a ball on its nose.
Souter was nominated as a conservative, not a liberal, and became more liberal just after his confirmation.
In fact, Kennedy and Kerry voted against him and John Sununu was put in charge of his confirmation.
Posted by: actor212 | May 04, 2009 at 09:41 AM
time to nuke the filibuster!
Posted by: Montag | May 04, 2009 at 10:46 AM
actor212: Yes, what I was trying to say was that Obama may choose his own Souter, a "Souter" being someone who flips. For a Democratic president a "Souter" would slowly veer towards the right.
Montag: It's about friggin' time. Although, the Dems don't have the balls to do it.
Posted by: Agi | May 04, 2009 at 01:25 PM
Anita Hill! Anita Hill!
I just want to hear someone say "pubic hair" on CSPAN like I used to as a child.
Posted by: Frederick | May 04, 2009 at 06:30 PM
Well-put in your post, Agi. It's that time again, when one man -- with prattlings from a handful of others in DC and the press -- make a big show of choosing the next individual to spend the rest of his or her life sitting on high in robes, telling the rest of us what the Constitution "means," defining the parameters of our liberty, property, and expression.
Joy. I feel so taken care of.
Posted by: Mike | May 05, 2009 at 07:04 AM