Well, the President has abandoned his latest nominee for the Supreme Court to her fate. Funny, why aren't we surprised? John Kerry went back for his crewman in the river in 'Nam, but when Bush's "buddy" gets in trouble, our President cuts and runs.
Oh, but at least the CIC is standing fast and tall in Iraq. Let us honor the sacrifice of our dead soldiers by giving them more of their freinds in Heaven.
So who is Bushee Boy going to nominate for the Court now? Well, this might seem a little crazy (not as crazy as the last nomination), but how about this: Anita Hill.
Why Anita Hill? I can tell you why in two words - Clarence Thomas.
For those of you who don't remember, Anita Hill is that piece of sucullant black poonage that ol' Clarance was dying to tap while he was blowing dope in the 70's. Anita was almost the Monica Lewinsky of the Thomas nomination - except for a few differences: 1) Anita didn't do anything, and 2) despite the best efforts of the future Supreme Court Justice, neither did Thomas. Oh and she was quite smart, so that's another difference I guess.
Well, it's time to toss ol 'Clar a bone. Since he can't be Chief Justice, a fact I bitterly rue, how about giving him a little action? Anita can't say no forever.
Or can she?....
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Coulda, Shoulda... Didn't (How did this not happen?)
With the ascension of Clarence "hey baby" Thomas to his new role as Chief Justice, and with Yosemite Sam assuming Sandra Day O'Connor's seat, the Supreme Court has set off into new, if previously charted, directions.
At long last someone has finally driven a truck through the caverous holes in the reasoning of the Roe vs Wade decision. They drove through... well, almost. In actuality Thomas and his bretheren parked in one of the holes, set the brake, and walked WAY FAR OFF. Only then, from a safe distance and behind a protective structure, did one of the judges turn around and press the button for the "remote car lock." Um, did I mention it was a Ryder Truck?
Boom. There goes 30 years of case law, up in smoke by a 5-4 vote.
Good ridence Roe v Wade. But this court is just getting warmed up.
After a whole afternoon's heavy reading, the members of the new majority of the Thomas Court emerged to say that, dang, they couldn't find no mention of privacy in the Constitution nowhere. They read the whole constitution once, they read it twice. But on this issue the constitution could give no advice. Result? ----
At long last someone has finally driven a truck through the caverous holes in the reasoning of the Roe vs Wade decision. They drove through... well, almost. In actuality Thomas and his bretheren parked in one of the holes, set the brake, and walked WAY FAR OFF. Only then, from a safe distance and behind a protective structure, did one of the judges turn around and press the button for the "remote car lock." Um, did I mention it was a Ryder Truck?
Boom. There goes 30 years of case law, up in smoke by a 5-4 vote.
Good ridence Roe v Wade. But this court is just getting warmed up.
After a whole afternoon's heavy reading, the members of the new majority of the Thomas Court emerged to say that, dang, they couldn't find no mention of privacy in the Constitution nowhere. They read the whole constitution once, they read it twice. But on this issue the constitution could give no advice. Result? ----
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
The Next Big Appointment - Chairman of the Fed
So now that W has nominated his personal lawyer as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, speculation turns to his next big appointment: Who will lead the Federal Reserve after Alan Greenspan's departure on Jan 1?
At his press conference this afternoon, the President described the kind of nominee he was seeking.
"The nominees will be people that, one, is a person I know and who, secondly, will not be hobbled by experience." Bush continued, "It's important that whomever I pick is not overqualified for the job because this is a big and important job to do and we need the right kind of person who won't quit when a better job offer comes along. We need someone who is dependable, who shows up at work on time, who looks at the big picture and who won't get lost in the forest because of the trees, or maybe lose the trees in the forest, or something like that."
Speculation is that the President will again depart from the list of highly qualified candidates and chose from his inner circle - this time selecting his longtime tax accountant, Miriam P. Fishbaum.
Fishbaum, 62, has prepared taxes for several members of the Bush family since 1983. He also has experience as the night auditor at the university Motel Six in Austin, Tx.
Is he qualified? In any other administration his lack of credentials would rule him out. However, he has the trust of the president, which counts more than a piece of paper with funny writing on it.
Said the President, "I would trust him with my W2, my wife's and my daughter's. He is a man who can count and a man you can count on. So he is obviously the right man at the right time for the right job."
Mr. Fishbaum was unavailable for comment prior to this report. His mother, with whom he lives, said he couldn't come to the phone because he was sleeping. "He worked a extra shift this week because the other night auditor went and quit."
At his press conference this afternoon, the President described the kind of nominee he was seeking.
"The nominees will be people that, one, is a person I know and who, secondly, will not be hobbled by experience." Bush continued, "It's important that whomever I pick is not overqualified for the job because this is a big and important job to do and we need the right kind of person who won't quit when a better job offer comes along. We need someone who is dependable, who shows up at work on time, who looks at the big picture and who won't get lost in the forest because of the trees, or maybe lose the trees in the forest, or something like that."
Speculation is that the President will again depart from the list of highly qualified candidates and chose from his inner circle - this time selecting his longtime tax accountant, Miriam P. Fishbaum.
Fishbaum, 62, has prepared taxes for several members of the Bush family since 1983. He also has experience as the night auditor at the university Motel Six in Austin, Tx.
Is he qualified? In any other administration his lack of credentials would rule him out. However, he has the trust of the president, which counts more than a piece of paper with funny writing on it.
Said the President, "I would trust him with my W2, my wife's and my daughter's. He is a man who can count and a man you can count on. So he is obviously the right man at the right time for the right job."
Mr. Fishbaum was unavailable for comment prior to this report. His mother, with whom he lives, said he couldn't come to the phone because he was sleeping. "He worked a extra shift this week because the other night auditor went and quit."
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