Your supreme courts really do suck

[House of Mustard]

This is interesting.  When Ginsberg and Breyer were confirmed in the early nineties (both liberal judges, nominated by a Democrat president), there wasn't a huge fight.  During Ginsberg's nomination hearings, Strom Thurmond, the ranking Republican, said the following:

"In preparing these questions or any others I may propound during the hearings, if you feel they are inappropriate to answer, will you speak out and say so....  I will not press you to answer any that you feel are inappropriate."

In those same hearings, Joseph Biden, the Democrat chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said:

"You not only have a right to choose what you will answer and not answer, but in my view you should not answer a question of what your view will be on an issue that clearly is going to come before the court in 50 forms probably, over your tenure on the court."

Honestly, do you think anyone Bush nominates will receive the same courtesies?

[fuzzyoctopus]

In a word? No.

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Yes, there is some mud-slinging coming.