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July 19, 2005
Whew!
I must say that I have been worried for some time that President Bush would appoint another David Souter, Anthony Kennedy, or Sandra Day O'Conner. After all, the track record of Republican Presidents has not been very good over the past fifty years.
Silly me.
Once again President Bush has come through. From what I can see on various internet sites, Judge John G. Roberts is being hailed by conservaties and attacked by liberals.
This is a good thing.
They're pretty happy over at National Review A few sample comments from their blog:
Robert Alt: John Roberts is an excellent choice — one of the best available — for the Supreme Court. He is a lawyer’s lawyer, and has the reputation for being one of the finest appellate advocates to argue before the Supreme Court. He was a fine brief writer, and has garnered a reputation as a D.C. Court of Appeals Judge for being an excellent opinion writer, authoring concise, well-reasoned decisions.Ed Whelan: President Bush deserves great credit for his outstanding selection of John Roberts. He has fulfilled his promise to nominate someone who has excellent credentials and who understands the role of the judiciary in our constitutional republic.
Kathryn Jean Lopez: do love that the president has not established the O'Connor seat as a Women's Only seat. And, ahem, they said he couldn't do it.
Meanwhile, over at the liberal The Nation:
This is a real in-your-face selection by the president, and the Dems' response remains to be seen. Stalwart senators like Edward Kennedy, Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin can be expected to respond in kind but the Senate leader Harry Reid sounded an alarmingly cautious note when he told the New York Times, "The president has chosen someone with suitable legal credentials." Fortunately this fight should energize some potentially very large segments of society which would be affected by a Court that will threaten the future of legal abortions, affirmative action for minority groups, and other issues that many Americans have long taken for granted.
Michelle Malkin has the best summary of reaction from around the internet.
In general, it looks like if confirmed, Roberts will not quite be another Scalia or Thomas, but we shouldn't have to worry that he'll become another Souter, Kennedy, or O'Conner, either.
Posted by Tom at July 19, 2005 9:47 PM
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