Bush Answers Gonzales Critics
I can't believe I (and Harry Reid?!) are now going to be declaring victory if Bush nominates Alberto "toture memo" Gonzales to replace Justice O'Connor. But, there it is. "Bad" is, as always, a relative term.
The silver lining, though, is that the Right has so far overplayed its hand that it has alienated even Bush. Given Bush's bulldog mentality, pissing him off will only serve to accelerate the marginalization of the whackos.
Seeing Gonzales appointed to the Supreme Court, where he could sit for 30+ years (he's 50) is a high a price to pay for this, but seeing the Right get slapped upside th head is a small spoonfull of sugar that will make the medicine go down a bit easier.
Update: The bookies seem to have recognized that the rabid Right's opposition to Gonzales has actually improved his chances of getting nominated. See Bettor Days for Gonzales. One backs George Bush into a corner at his peril.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
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I realize this may sound like some a comment from someone who sees a conspiracy behind every tree, but I have to wonder if this situation is yet another brilliant political move by Karl Rove. OF COURSE the best way to make Alberto G. look pretty darned good to a majority of the Senate is to let the Dems feel like they've stuck their thumb in the eye of the Rabid Right by joining with the President to support him. The selection is looking skimpy in the GWB Legacy Building Toolbox at the moment, and a so-called "mainstream" conservative appointment to the Court would earn at least one notch for Rove and Company. (And, as you point out, it will be the gift that keeps on giving for 25 or 30 years.) Rove knows he can promise the Right enough goodies in the remaining three years to ensure they'll get over this temporary setback.
Rob
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