Ted Kennedy, in his posted comments on John Roberts, makes this observation:
Justice O¹Connor set a high standard. She tried to bring the nation together, and she respected the Constitution. She was a mainstream conservative who used her ability and respect for the rule of law to find solutions that would strengthen us as a nation, as the Constitution intended.
Mr. Roberts must demonstrate that he meets that standard before the American people, and he will have an opportunity to do so before the Senate Judiciary Committee before the coming weeks.
Now, we can trust Ted Kennedy to make his own decision as to how much John Roberts resembles O’Connor ( OK, stop laughing now…… Come on, please? OK, I’ll wait. ) Quite done now? OK, let me finish then. We can…. Skip it. Or, we can make our own conclusions, as Kennedy should, from what Sandra Day O’Connor thinks about Roberts herself. Sound reasonable? Let’s do, then:
Her first words were unequivocal: "That’s fabulous!" she said. She immediately described John G. Roberts as a "brilliant legal mind, a straight shooter, articulate, and he should not have trouble being confirmed by October. He’s good in every way, except he’s not a woman."
Good enough, Ted?
( Heads up to Orin Kerr. )
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on 20 Jul 2005 at 4:02 pm 1.Mark in Mexico said …
7/19 Press Briefing with Scott McClellan
Well, I was right. The White House Press Corps did hit 100%. Scott McClellan was accompanied by Counseler to the President, Dan Bartlett, who took all of the questions.