Bush Still Has a Vacancy to Fill, Fill 'er Up Right

With Harriet Miers dropping out of the confirmation process, Pres. Bush still must fill O'Connor's spot. He has two choices:

1. He can do as Chuck Schumer has asked and appoint "someone in the mold of O'Connor, a mainstream moderate." *Hint* This is code-speak for a liberal. I know that it doesn't sound like that, but that's what it means to Schumer. He wants someone nominated who will uphold Roe...that's all, nothing more or less. Or,

2. He can choose a really conservative person to fill the spot. I'm talking about someone who makes Rehnquist look moderate. "Someone in the mold of Thomas or Scalia."

What should Bush do? The answer is easy. You nominate someone right of Scalia and Thomas. Nominate someone that Republicans would commit political suicide to oppose and then fight for their confirmation. Last I checked, Republicans had a majority in the Senate and the tie-breaker.

What will Bush do? This isn't so easy. I believe that President Bush is generally a guy who doesn't mind mixing it up with the left or his own party. But, I think he's also smart enough to know that his party leaders don't have the courage to take on the left. So, he will probably nominate another dark horse candidate, hoping to get them through the process without much damage.

This is a wonderful time to be alive in the USA. Nowhere else in the world can you have so many over-qualified people for the highest court in the land. Pres. Bush has picked two candidates whose credentials are unknown at best and lacking at worst. Someone needs to step up to the plate and act like they have a majority. The left doesn't seem to have that problem when they have the power. But they aren't as nice about it.